Welcome to Kaolin ...

Kaolin is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaolin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Kaolin is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Kaolin: (618)

Communities Also Named Kaolin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kaolin - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Missouri, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kaolin ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <4>
• Carbondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Murphysboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Anna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jonesboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Goreville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
• Dongola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Dongola is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
• Grand Tower
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <4>
• Makanda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
  • Makanda is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <4>
• Tamms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
  • Tamms is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <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 Kaolin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaolin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaolin ...

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

Adding Kaolin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kaolin post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaolin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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