Welcome to Independence ...

Independence is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

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

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

Independence lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Independence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Independence ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Louisiana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
  • Louisiana is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <4>
• Winchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Barry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• Griggsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
  • Griggsville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Perry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• New Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Nebo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <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 Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...

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

Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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