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Welcome to Bobtown ...

Bobtown is located in Menard County<1>.

Bobtown is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bobtown: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Bobtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bobtown - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Nevada, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bobtown ...

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

  • Havana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chandlerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tallula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bobtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bobtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Bobtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Bobtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.