Welcome to Attila ...

Attila is located in Williamson County<1>.

The location of Attila has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Attila, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Attila is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Attila lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Attila is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Attila ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attila.

• Marion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Herrin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• West Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Carterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Eldorado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Johnston City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• Zeigler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <4>
• Cambria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Attila. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attila.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attila. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Attila.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Attila. See our Newspapers Page for Attila.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attila ...

Looking for more information about Attila? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Attila, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Attila.

Adding Attila to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Attila in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Attila was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Attila post office opened in 1854.

We also found Attila in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Attila.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Attila. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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