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Elva is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States, located 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southwest of DeKalb.

Elva, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Historic Elva Elevator
Elva
Elva
Coordinates: 41°51′51″N 88°46′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyDeKalb
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID421786[1]

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


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elva, Illinois
  2. 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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