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Welcome to Bader ...

Bader is located in Schuyler County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bader: BAY-der<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bader, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Bader is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bader: 217 & 447<4>

Communities Also Named Bader ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bader - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Bader ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bader ...

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

Adding Bader to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bader 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 Bader was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bader.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Schuyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Bader. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bader - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Bader area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Bader area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.