Village of Compton, Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Compton

• Name:
  Compton
• Official Name:
  Village of Compton
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Village
• Located In:
  Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named for Joel Compton, its founder.
• Surveys:
  Township 37 North, Range 1 East, Third Principal Meridian
• Established:
  May 8, 1873
• Note:
  Compton, The Town of, was laid out May 8, 1873, by Joel Compton.
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.694475341° 41' 40.1"N

  Longitude:-89.081200889° 04' 52.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • The Burg 1.2 mi. NW
  • West Brooklyn 3.4 mi. W
  • Paw Paw (Wyoming Township) 5.2 mi. E
  • Sublette (Sublette Township) 8.4 mi. SW
  • Lee (Shabbona Township, DeKalb County) 10 mi. NE
  • Mendota (Mendota Township, LaSalle County) 10.3 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Brooklyn 1.3 mi. NW
  • Fisk (Viola Township) 2.4 mi. NE
  • Union 3.5 mi. W
  • Saint Mary's 3.6 mi. W
  • Brooklyn Lutheran 3.7 mi. S
  • Harding (Wyoming Township) 3.8 mi. E
  • Cottage Hill (Wyoming Township) 4.6 mi. SE
  • Ellsworth (Willow Creek Township) 5 mi. E
  • Twin Grove (Willow Creek Township) 5.3 mi. NE
  • Fourmile Grove (Meriden Township, LaSalle County) 5.4 mi. S
  • Wyoming (Wyoming Township) 5.5 mi. E
  • German (Willow Creek Township) 5.9 mi. NE
• Population:
  337
• Elevation:
  295 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  979237816
• Updated Apr 19, 2020