Welcome to Stavanger ...

Stavanger is located in La Salle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stavanger, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Stavanger is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Stavanger: (815) & (779)<3>

Communities Also Named Stavanger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stavanger - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Stavanger ...

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

• Ottawa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
• Morris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
• Channahon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
  • Channahon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <4>
• Plano
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
• Minooka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
  • Minooka is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <4>
• Sandwich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Sandwich is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandwich <4>
• Coal City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <4>
• Marseilles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <4>
• Sheridan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Seneca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <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 Stavanger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stavanger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stavanger ...

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

Adding Stavanger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stavanger 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 Stavanger was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stavanger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

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