Welcome to Deselm ...

Deselm is located in Kankakee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deselm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Deselm is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area codes for Deselm: (815) & (779)<4>

Websites for Deselm ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Deselm ...

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

• Joliet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <5>
• New Lenox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <5>
• Kankakee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <5>
• Frankfort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Bourbonnais
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <5>
• Bradley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Channahon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
  • Channahon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <5>
• Manteno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <5>
• Manhattan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <5>
• University Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <5>

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 Deselm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deselm.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deselm ...

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

Adding Deselm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deselm 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 Deselm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Deselm post office opened in 1867.

We also found Deselm on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deselm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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