Yellow Creek
Yellow Creek is an unincorporated community in Kent Township, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Yellow Creek is located on Yellow Creek and County Route 16, 3.2 miles north-northwest of Pearl City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Yellow Creek, IL” and “Yellow Creek, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kellogg’s Grove.
Kellogg’s Grove
Park
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5.
Kellogg's Grove is an area in western Stephenson County, Illinois, United States near the present-day unincorporated town of Kent. The grove is considered historically significant because it was the site of two minor skirmishes during the Black Hawk War in 1832.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pearl City and Lena.
Pearl City
Village
Photo: TheCatalyst31, CC0.
Pearl City is an incorporated village in Stephenson County, Illinois, with a population of 838 at the 2010 census, up from 780 in 2000. Pearl City is situated 3 miles southeast of Yellow Creek.
Lena
Village
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5.
Lena is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. The population was 2,772 at the 2020 census. Lena was platted in 1853, and named after a place mentioned in a poem by Ossian. Lena is situated 5 miles north of Yellow Creek.
Loran
Village
Loran is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. Loran is situated 6 miles southwest of Yellow Creek.
Yellow Creek
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kent Township, Stephenson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.30557° or 42° 18′ 20″ northLongitude
-89.85651° or 89° 51′ 23″ westElevation
853 feet (260 metres)Open location code
86JG844V+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 153651312OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Yellow Creek” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “耶洛克里克 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “耶洛克里克”
- French: “Yellow Creek”
- Persian: “یلوک کریک، ایلینوی”
- Persian: “یلوک کریک”
- South Azerbaijani: “یلوو کریک، ایلینوی”
- Urdu: “یلو کریک، ایلینوائے”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kent and Sunnyside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery and Yellow Creek Church.
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