Welcome to Wing ...

Wing is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Wing is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Wing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Wing - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon and Utah.

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

Communities near Wing ...

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

• Pontiac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Dwight
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Fairbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• Chenoa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Chenoa is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <5>
• Forrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Chatsworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
• Odell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Piper City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <5>
• Cullom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Cullom is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <5>
• Melvin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Melvin is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <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 Wing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wing ...

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

Adding Wing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wing 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 Wing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wing post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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