Welcome to Culton ...
So far, we found very little information about Culton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Culton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Culton, please Contact Us.
Culton would have been located within present day La Salle County<2>.
The location of Culton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Culton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Culton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Culton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Culton once stood is in the (815) & (779)<5> area codes.
Communities near Culton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Culton.
- Ottawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <6>
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- La Salle is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <6>
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
- Mendota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mendota is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <6>
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <6>
- Oglesby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Oglesby is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <6>
- De Pue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Earlville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Earlville is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <6>
- North Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 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 Culton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Culton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Culton. 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 Culton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Culton. See our Newspapers Page for Culton.
Adding Culton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Culton 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 Culton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Culton post office opened in 1893.
We also found Culton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Culton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Culton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Culton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |