Welcome to Allen ...

Allen is located in Mason County<1>.

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

Allen is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Allen ...

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

• Pekin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <4>
• Lincoln
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Tremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
• Mason City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Delavan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <4>
• Manito
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
  • Manito is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <4>
• Minier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
• South Pekin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
  • South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
• Hopedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopedale <4>
• Greenview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

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