How Cortland, Illinois, Got Its Name

From the August 1, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1943, 75 Years Ago.

"In a recent article in the Chronicle by John Spy mention was made  of the names of various towns around here and how they were adopted.

"In the case of Cortland, the name  came from Cortland Keys, a resident of Dixon who was greatly interested in the community when the Chicago and North Western  railroad was built through that vicinity."

Wikipedia says it was named after Cortland, New York.

--Cooter