Welcome to Caspars ...

Caspars is located in Washington County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Caspars, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caspars, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Caspars is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Caspars is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities near Caspars ...

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

• Mascoutah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <4>
• Freeburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <4>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Smithton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <4>
• Red Bud
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>
• New Baden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <4>
• Nashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• New Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
  • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Marissa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <4>
• Okawville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okawville
  • Okawville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okawville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caspars ...

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

Adding Caspars to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caspars 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 Caspars was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Caspars post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caspars.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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