Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°12′45″N 87°48′38″W / 42.21250°N 87.81056°W / 42.21250; -87.81056
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Fort Sheridan is located in Illinois
Fort Sheridan
Fort Sheridan
Location in Illinois
Fort Sheridan is located in the United States
Fort Sheridan
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[change | change source]

  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.