Welcome to Missionfield ...

Missionfield is located in Vermilion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Missionfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Missionfield is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Missionfield is located in the (217) area code.

Communities near Missionfield ...

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

• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Saint Joseph
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Westville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
• Tilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
• Covington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Catlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <3>
• Rossville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
• Sidney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• Homer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Missionfield ...

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

Adding Missionfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Missionfield 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 Missionfield was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Missionfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

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