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Welcome to Sangamon ...Sangamon is located in Macon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sangamon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. Sangamon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Sangamon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Sangamon: (217) Communities Also Named Sangamon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sangamon: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Sangamon County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sangamon. Communities near Sangamon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sangamon.
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 Sangamon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sangamon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sangamon. 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 Sangamon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sangamon. See our Newspapers Page for Sangamon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sangamon ...Looking for more information about Sangamon? 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 Sangamon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sangamon. Adding Sangamon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sangamon 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 Sangamon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Sangamon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sangamon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sangamon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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