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

• Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction What Is and What Is Not Included in This Book A Note on Railroad Names A Note on Popular Etymology A Note on Sources The Form of Entries A Pronunciation Guide Place Names of Illinois Names of Undetermined Origin Notes Bibliography

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

• Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction What Is and What Is Not Included in This Book A Note on Railroad Names A Note on Popular Etymology A Note on Sources The Form of Entries A Pronunciation Guide Place Names of Illinois Names of Undetermined Origin Notes Bibliography

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

• Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction What Is and What Is Not Included in This Book A Note on Railroad Names A Note on Popular Etymology A Note on Sources The Form of Entries A Pronunciation Guide Place Names of Illinois Names of Undetermined Origin Notes Bibliography