Council Hill, Illinois

Council Hill, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42.4886153°N 90.3537384°W / 42.4886153; -90.3537384
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Elevation	922 ft (281 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip	61017
Area code(s)	815, 779
GNIS feature ID	422584

Council Hill is an unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.[1] Council Hill is a little over 6 miles northeast of the county seat of Galena.

The community was named from a tradition that Native American tribal councils were held near the town site.[2]

References

1. "Report For Council Hill". USGNIS. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 42.