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Welcome to Ayers ...

Ayers is located in Bond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Ayers is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ayers ...

While we believe that this Ayers is located in Bond County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Ayers. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll and Champaign County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 11 communities that are also named Ayers - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ayers ...

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

  • Highland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandalia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Staunton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Olive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pocahontas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayers ...

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

Adding Ayers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ayers 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 (so far) for Ayers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ayers post office opened in 1895. The Ayers post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ayers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/