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Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Daysville
Unincorporated community
Lighthouse United Methodist Church CemeteryLighthouse United Methodist Church Cemetery
Daysville is located in Ogle County, IllinoisDaysvilleDaysvilleLocation within Ogle CountyShow map of Ogle County, IllinoisDaysville is located in IllinoisDaysvilleDaysvilleDaysville (Illinois)Show map of Illinois
Coordinates: 41°59′04″N 89°19′06″W / 41.98444°N 89.31833°W / 41.98444; -89.31833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyOgle
TownshipOregon-Nashua
Elevation699 ft (213 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code61061 (Oregon)
Area code815

Daysville is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Rock River, southeast of Oregon.

History

A post office was in operation at Daysville from 1839 to 1900. The community bears the name of Colonel Jehiel Day, a local pioneer.

Thomas Wood Stevens (1880-1942), American artist, playwright, and theatre academic, was born in Daysville.

References

  1. "USGS detail on Newtown". Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  2. "Ogle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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Municipalities and communities of Ogle County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Oregon
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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