Edward Callary is an associate professor of English at Northern Illinois University and editor emeritus of Names: A Journal of Onomastics. He is the editor of several books on naming, including Place Names in the Midwestern United States and Surnames, Nicknames, Placenames and Epithets in America: Essays in the Theory of Names.

"It is always rewarding to welcome a new, reader-friendly reference book about Illinois to our shelves . . . Place Names of Illinois, by Edward Callary, is such a book, as entertaining and enlightening a volume as you'll find."--Illinois Heritage “This volume will be useful for anyone with an interest in or need for resources related to the history of American place-names or the history and geography of Illinois.  Highly recommended.”--Choice “Because each entry includes references, it can serve as a guide for further research about the state and its place-names.  Recommended."--Booklist “It is as useful a reference book as anyone could want for the study of local and state history. . . . In years to come, bets will be settled, arguments will be resolved, and editors will be soothed with the words ‘according to Callary.’”--Journal of Illinois History “Illinois is blessed in now having available a solid, readable dictionary of the state’s place names. Readers will find all the history, folklore, geography, and quirkiness that make the state special, and this will be an essential reference for academic researchers, genealogists, and historians, as well as people who simply have a natural curiosity about the names around them. This book belongs in the library of every Illinois reader--and in the glove compartment of every Illinois traveler’s car.”--Robert Julyan, author of Place Names of New Mexico “A significant addition to the place name literature of the United States.”--Ronald L. Baker, author of From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History

Edward Callary is an associate professor of English at Northern Illinois University and editor emeritus of Names: A Journal of Onomastics. He is the editor of several books on naming, including Place Names in the Midwestern United States and Surnames, Nicknames, Placenames and Epithets in America: Essays in the Theory of Names.

"It is always rewarding to welcome a new, reader-friendly reference book about Illinois to our shelves . . . Place Names of Illinois, by Edward Callary, is such a book, as entertaining and enlightening a volume as you'll find."--Illinois Heritage “This volume will be useful for anyone with an interest in or need for resources related to the history of American place-names or the history and geography of Illinois.  Highly recommended.”--Choice “Because each entry includes references, it can serve as a guide for further research about the state and its place-names.  Recommended."--Booklist “It is as useful a reference book as anyone could want for the study of local and state history. . . . In years to come, bets will be settled, arguments will be resolved, and editors will be soothed with the words ‘according to Callary.’”--Journal of Illinois History “Illinois is blessed in now having available a solid, readable dictionary of the state’s place names. Readers will find all the history, folklore, geography, and quirkiness that make the state special, and this will be an essential reference for academic researchers, genealogists, and historians, as well as people who simply have a natural curiosity about the names around them. This book belongs in the library of every Illinois reader--and in the glove compartment of every Illinois traveler’s car.”--Robert Julyan, author of Place Names of New Mexico “A significant addition to the place name literature of the United States.”--Ronald L. Baker, author of From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History

Edward Callary is an associate professor of English at Northern Illinois University and editor emeritus of Names: A Journal of Onomastics. He is the editor of several books on naming, including Place Names in the Midwestern United States and Surnames, Nicknames, Placenames and Epithets in America: Essays in the Theory of Names.

"It is always rewarding to welcome a new, reader-friendly reference book about Illinois to our shelves . . . Place Names of Illinois, by Edward Callary, is such a book, as entertaining and enlightening a volume as you'll find."--Illinois Heritage “This volume will be useful for anyone with an interest in or need for resources related to the history of American place-names or the history and geography of Illinois.  Highly recommended.”--Choice “Because each entry includes references, it can serve as a guide for further research about the state and its place-names.  Recommended."--Booklist “It is as useful a reference book as anyone could want for the study of local and state history. . . . In years to come, bets will be settled, arguments will be resolved, and editors will be soothed with the words ‘according to Callary.’”--Journal of Illinois History “Illinois is blessed in now having available a solid, readable dictionary of the state’s place names. Readers will find all the history, folklore, geography, and quirkiness that make the state special, and this will be an essential reference for academic researchers, genealogists, and historians, as well as people who simply have a natural curiosity about the names around them. This book belongs in the library of every Illinois reader--and in the glove compartment of every Illinois traveler’s car.”--Robert Julyan, author of Place Names of New Mexico “A significant addition to the place name literature of the United States.”--Ronald L. Baker, author of From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History