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Welcome to Perdueville ...

Perdueville is located in Ford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Perdueville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Perdueville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Perdueville ...

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

  • Rantoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
  • Paxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
  • Gibson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
    • Gibson City has also been known as:
    • Gibson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <4>
  • Fisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
  • Onarga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomasboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
    • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <4>
  • Gifford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
    • Gifford is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>
  • Cissna Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
    • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <4>
  • Saybrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <4>
  • Buckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
    • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <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 Perdueville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perdueville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perdueville ...

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

Adding Perdueville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perdueville post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perdueville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perdueville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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