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Welcome to Bulldog Crossing ...

Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bulldog Crossing: Bulldog Xing.

Bulldog Crossing is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bulldog Crossing: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Bulldog Crossing ...

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

  • Decatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forsyth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maroa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Moweaqua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Bethany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Bulldog Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bulldog Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bulldog Crossing ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Bulldog Crossing - 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 Bulldog Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Bulldog Crossing 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.