Welcome to Mulkeytown ...

Mulkeytown is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Mulkeytown: MUHL-kee-town<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mulkeytown, 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 1870.

Mulkeytown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Mulkeytown: (618)

The ZIP code for Mulkeytown: 62865<5>

Communities near Mulkeytown ...

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

• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Herrin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <6>
• West Frankfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Murphysboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Benton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <6>
• Carterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <6>
• Du Quoin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <6>
• Johnston City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mulkeytown ...

Looking for more information about Mulkeytown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mulkeytown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mulkeytown.

Adding Mulkeytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mulkeytown 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 Mulkeytown was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mulkeytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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