Elva, Illinois | |
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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.