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Fishhook, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°48′20″N 90°53′07″W / 39.80556°N 90.88528°W / 39.80556; -90.88528
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Fishhook
Fishhook is located in Illinois
Fishhook
Fishhook
Location of Fishhook within Illinois
Fishhook is located in the United States
Fishhook
Fishhook
Fishhook (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°48′20″N 90°53′07″W / 39.80556°N 90.88528°W / 39.80556; -90.88528
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPike
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62314
Area code217
GNIS feature ID0408403[1]

Fishhook is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, United States.[1]

Notable residents

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Fishhook is where Robert Earl Hughes, once billed the world's largest man by the Guinness Book of World Records, grew up.[2] The town has a small monument to him in its business district.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fishhook, Illinois
  2. ^ Kurson, Robert (June 3, 2021). "Heavy". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2023.