Welcome to Griffin ...

So far, we found very little information about Griffin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Griffin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Griffin, please Contact Us.

Griffin would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

The location of Griffin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Griffin is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Griffin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The location where Griffin once stood is in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Griffin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Griffin: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Mercer County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 28 communities that are also named Griffin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Griffin ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <5>
• Paris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Marshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• West Terre Haute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <5>
• Martinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Farmersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Kansas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Universal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
  • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

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