Welcome to Eylar ...

Eylar is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eylar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Eylar is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Eylar and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Eylar: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities near Eylar ...

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

• Pontiac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Dwight
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Fairbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• Chenoa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Chenoa is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <5>
• Forrest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Chatsworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
• Odell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Piper City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <5>
• Cullom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Cullom is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <5>
• Cornell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <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 Eylar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eylar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eylar ...

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

Adding Eylar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eylar 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 Eylar was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Eylar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eylar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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