Welcome to Blueville ...

Blueville is located in Christian County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blueville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Blueville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Blueville: (217)

Communities Also Named Blueville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blueville - they are located in Georgia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blueville ...

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

• Springfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Taylorville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Sherman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Riverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Pawnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Moweaqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <4>
• Jerome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blueville ...

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

Adding Blueville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blueville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blueville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blueville post office opened in 1855.

We also found Blueville on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blueville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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