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Welcome to Cayuga ...

Cayuga is located in Livingston County<1>.

The pronunciation of Cayuga: kay-YU-guh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cayuga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

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

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

Note: If you travel east from Cayuga, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cayuga: 815 & 779<4>

Communities Also Named Cayuga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cayuga - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cayuga ...

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

  • Streator
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontiac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
  • Dwight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chenoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forrest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Forrest is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
  • Chatsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
  • Flanagan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
    • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cullom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cayuga ...

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

Adding Cayuga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cayuga post office opened in 1857.

We also found Cayuga in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cayuga.

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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 Cayuga. 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 Cayuga - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Cayuga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Cayuga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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