Welcome to Womac ...

Womac is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Womac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Womac is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Womac ...

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

• Litchfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Hillsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Carlinville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <4>
• Staunton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Virden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
  • Virden is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virden <4>
• Gillespie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <4>
• Girard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <4>
• Bunker Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>
• Benld
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
  • Benld is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <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 Womac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Womac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Womac ...

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

Adding Womac to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Womac post office opened in 1888.

We also found Womac on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Womac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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