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Woosung, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°54′21″N 89°32′34″W / 41.90583°N 89.54278°W / 41.90583; -89.54278
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Woosung
Grain elevator in Woosung
Grain elevator in Woosung
Woosung is located in Ogle County, Illinois
Woosung
Woosung
Location within Ogle County
Woosung is located in Illinois
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Woosung
Woosung (Illinois)
Coordinates: 41°54′21″N 89°32′34″W / 41.90583°N 89.54278°W / 41.90583; -89.54278
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyOgle
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61091
Area code815

Woosung is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, U.S., and is located in the far southwestern part of the county, northwest of Dixon.

Woosung was named by a railroad official who had once visited Woosung, China during his former career as a sea captain.[1]

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  1. ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
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