Eleroy is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.
History
Eleroy was founded in 1846.[1] The community was named for E. LeRoy, son of the community's first settler Hiram Jones.[2]
References
- ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 116.
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