Welcome to Rardin ...

Rardin is located in Coles County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Rardin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

The pronunciation of Rardin: RAIR-duhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rardin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Rardin is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Rardin lies within the (217) area code.

Communities near Rardin ...

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

• Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Mattoon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <5>
• Tuscola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Arcola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
• Villa Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Oakland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Newman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Ashmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <5>
• Kansas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Westfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rardin ...

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

Adding Rardin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rardin 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 Rardin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rardin post office opened in 1875.

We also found Rardin on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rardin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

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