Welcome to Sweet Water ...

Sweet Water is located in Menard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweet Water, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Sweet Water is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sweet Water: (217)

Communities Also Named Sweet Water ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sweet Water - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Sweet Water ...

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

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Lincoln
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Sherman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Riverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Mason City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
• Athens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Jerome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
• Williamsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Leland Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
  • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweet Water ...

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

Adding Sweet Water to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweet Water.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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