Welcome to Sellers ...

Sellers is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sellers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Sellers is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Sellers is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Sellers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sellers - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sellers ...

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

• Champaign
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Urbana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Rantoul
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mahomet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Paxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Saint Joseph
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Tolono
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Fisher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Oakwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sellers ...

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

Adding Sellers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sellers post office opened in 1890.

We also found Sellers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sellers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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