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Welcome to Confidence ...

Confidence is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Confidence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Confidence is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Confidence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Confidence - they are located in California, Iowa and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Confidence ...

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

  • Vandalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Altamont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinmundy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Patoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beecher City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Confidence ...

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

Adding Confidence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Confidence 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 Confidence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Confidence post office opened in 1898. The Confidence post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Confidence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Confidence - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/