Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Fort Sheridan
Location in Illinois
Fort Sheridan
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°12′45″N 87°48′38″W / 42.21250°N 87.81056°W / 42.21250; -87.81056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLake
TownshipsMoraine, West Deerfield
Elevation
665 ft (203 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
60037
Area code847

Fort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood within the cities of Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park[1] in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

It was originally created as Fort Sheridan, an Army post named after Civil War cavalry general Philip Sheridan,[2] to honor his services to Chicago.

References

  1. ↑ "The Town of Fort Sheridan, IL - Homepage". Fortsheridan.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
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