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Kishwaukee, Illinois
Kishwaukee, Illinois
Unincorporated community
	Kishwaukee, Illinois Kishwaukee, Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°09′54″N 89°09′00″W / 42.16500°N 89.15000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Winnebago
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	815 & 779
GNIS feature ID	422882

Kishwaukee is an unincorporated community in Winnebago County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.^[1]

History

A post office called Kishwaukee was established in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[2] Kishwaukee is derived from a Native American language meaning "sycamore tree."^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kishwaukee, Illinois
^ "Winnebago County". Jim Forte Postal History. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kishwaukee, Illinois

[2] "Winnebago County". Jim Forte Postal History. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.

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Kishwaukee, Illinois

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