RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Macon County >> BoodyIndex...

Welcome to Boody ...

Boody is located in Macon County<1>.

The pronunciation of Boody: BOO-dee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boody, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Boody is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Boody: 217 & 447<4>

The ZIP code for Boody: 62514<5>

Communities Also Named Boody ...

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

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

Communities near Boody ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boody ...

Looking for more information about Boody? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boody, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boody.

Adding Boody to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boody 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 Boody was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boody post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boody.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, 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 Boody. 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 Boody - 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 Boody area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Boody area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Boody). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boody or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/