Welcome to Palermo ...

Palermo is located in Edgar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palermo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Palermo is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Palermo: (217)

Communities Also Named Palermo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Palermo - they are located in California, Florida (2), Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Palermo ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Westville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Villa Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Catlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Oakwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Philo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
• Chrisman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Sidney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Palermo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palermo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palermo ...

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

Adding Palermo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palermo post office opened in 1864.

We also found Palermo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palermo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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