Welcome to Cable ...

Cable is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cable, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cable is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cable: (309)

Communities Also Named Cable ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cable - they are located in California, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cable.

Communities near Cable ...

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

• Davenport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Moline
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Rock Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Bettendorf
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
• East Moline
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <4>
• Colona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <4>
• Milan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Coal Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <4>
• Aledo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <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 Cable. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cable.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cable. 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 Cable.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cable ...

Looking for more information about Cable? 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 Cable, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cable.

Adding Cable to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cable 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 Cable was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Cable on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cable.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov