City of Amboy, Amboy Township, Lee County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Amboy

• Name:
  Amboy
• Official Name:
  City of Amboy
• Also Known As:
  Town of Amboy
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Lee County, Illinois, United States
  

  Amboy Township (83%)
  Marion Township (17%)
  
• Surveys:
  Fourth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 9 East
  

  Townships: 20 North

  Range 10 East
  

  Townships: 20 North
• Established:
  Mar 27, 1854
• Note:
  Amboy, The Town of was laid out March 27, 1854, by Hiram Ketchum and George W. Gray, trustees of the owners of the land.
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:41.714199741° 42' 51.1"N

  Longitude:-89.328706189° 19' 43.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Binghampton 1.3 mi. E
  • Sublette (Sublette Township) 7.2 mi. SE
  • Franklin Grove (Franklin Grove Township) 8.9 mi. N
  • West Brooklyn (Brooklyn Township) 9.5 mi. E
  • Dixon (Dixon Township) 11.6 mi. NW
  • Harmon (Harmon Township) 11.6 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Binghampton 1 mi. E
  • Saint Patrick's 1.1 mi. SW
  • Prairie Repose 1.2 mi. NW
  • Mormon 1.5 mi. S
  • Woodside (Lee Center Township) 3.3 mi. E
  • Temperance Hill (Franklin Grove Township) 4 mi. N
  • Inlet (Lee Center Township) 5.1 mi. E
  • Sandy Hill (May Township) 5.3 mi. S
  • Williams (East Grove Township) 5.5 mi. SW
  • Peterson (Sublette Township) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Saint Patrick's (May Township) 6.3 mi. S
  • Dewolf (Nachusa Township) 6.5 mi. NW
• Population:
  2,548
• Elevation:
  227 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  443459779
• Updated Jan 14, 2016