Elva, Illinois | |
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 Historic Elva Elevator | |
  Elva  Elva | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′51″N 88°46′34″W / 41.86417°N 88.77611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | DeKalb |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 421786[1] |
Elva is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States, located 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southwest of DeKalb.
Elva was developed by Joseph Glidden of DeKalb, and was named after his daughter.[2] An 1892 map of Illinois shows the village with the famous grain elevator and train station just south of the main east west road through town. A 1910 Illinois map identifies the town as Elva Station, as a spur line connected up to DeKalb.
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elva, Illinois
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 69.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |