Welcome to Campbell ...

Campbell is located in Coles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Campbell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Campbell is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Campbell (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Campbell lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Campbell ...

While we believe that this Campbell is located in Coles County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Campbell. Those communities are located in the following counties: Vermilion and Wayne County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 51 communities that are also named Campbell - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Campbell ...

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

• Charleston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• Mattoon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <4>
• Casey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <4>
• Neoga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
• Greenup
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• Toledo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Martinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Ashmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
• Kansas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <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 Campbell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Campbell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Campbell ...

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

Adding Campbell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Campbell 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 Campbell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Campbell post office opened in 1838.

We also found Campbell in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Campbell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

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