Elkhorn Grove, Illinois

Elkhorn Grove, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°00′29″N 89°44′04″W / 42.00806°N 89.73444°W / 42.00806; -89.73444Coordinates: 42°00′29″N 89°44′04″W / 42.00806°N 89.73444°W / 42.00806; -89.73444
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Carroll
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	422663^[1]

Elkhorn Grove is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. Elkhorn Grove is located on Elkhorn Creek north-northeast of Milledgeville.

Notable people from Elkhorn Grove include early Colorado state senator and mine owner Henry Neikirk, who was born there and attended the nearby Mount Carroll Seminary (later known as Shimer College) before heading west to make his fortune.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mount Carroll

Cities	Lanark Mount Carroll Savanna

Villages	Chadwick Milledgeville Shannon Thomson

Townships	Cherry Grove-Shannon Elkhorn Grove Fairhaven Freedom Mount Carroll Rock Creek-Lima Salem Savanna Washington Woodland Wysox York

Unincorporated communities	Argo Fay Arnold Ashdale Junction Ayers Blackhawk Burke Center Hill Ebner Elkhorn Grove Fair Haven Georgetown Hazelhurst‡ Hickory Grove Hitt Ideal Kittredge Marcus Polsgrove South Elkhorn Wacker Zier Cors

Ghost town	Daggett

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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