Fishhook, Illinois

Fishhook
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Illinois
County Pike
Coordinates 39°48′20″N 90°53′07″W / 39.80556°N 90.88528°W / 39.80556; -90.88528Coordinates: 39°48′20″N 90°53′07″W / 39.80556°N 90.88528°W / 39.80556; -90.88528
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 62314
Area code 217
Location of Fishhook within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

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

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


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