Welcome to Piatt ...

Piatt is located in Piatt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piatt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Piatt is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Piatt: (217)

Communities Also Named Piatt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Piatt - they are located in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Piatt ...

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

• Champaign
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <4>
• Mahomet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
• Savoy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Monticello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Tuscola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
• Tolono
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Villa Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
• Philo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Cerro Gordo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <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 Piatt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piatt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piatt ...

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

Adding Piatt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piatt post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piatt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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