Scales Mound Historic District
The Scales Mound Historic District is a historic district in the small Illinois village of Scales Mound. The district encompasses the entire corporate limit of the village and has more than 200 properties within its boundaries.Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scales Mound High School and Charles Mound.
Scales Mound High School
School
Scales Mound High School, or SMHS, is a public four-year high school located at 210 Main Street in Scales Mound, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States.
Charles Mound
Peak
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Charles Mound is a gentle, 1,235-foot high hill located in Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is 2 miles northeast of the small town of Scales Mound, and 11 miles northeast of Galena. Charles Mound is situated 2 miles north of Scales Mound Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scales Mound and Guilford Township.
Scales Mound
Village
Scales Mound is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census.
Guilford Township
Village
Guilford Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,504 and it contained 1,835 housing units. Guilford Township is situated 5 miles southwest of Scales Mound Historic District.
Council Hill Township
Village
Council Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 161 and it contained 81 housing units. Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853. Council Hill Township is situated 5 miles west of Scales Mound Historic District.
Scales Mound Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Illinois, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Jo Daviess, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.47831° or 42° 28′ 42″ northLongitude
-90.25113° or 90° 15′ 4″ westElevation
955 feet (291 metres)Open location code
86JFFPHX+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 354231227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4910688Wikidata ID
Q7429761
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- Cebuano: “Scales Mound Historic District”
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Highlights include Scales Mound United Methodist Church and Scales Mound Town Hall.
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