Welcome to Caton Farm ...

Caton Farm is located in Will County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caton Farm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Caton Farm is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Caton Farm ...

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

• Aurora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Joliet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Bolingbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <4>
• Plainfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Romeoville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <4>
• Oswego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Woodridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• New Lenox
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <4>
• Batavia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <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 Caton Farm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caton Farm.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caton Farm ...

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

Adding Caton Farm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caton Farm 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 for Caton Farm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caton Farm post office opened in 1893.

We also found Caton Farm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caton Farm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov