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Welcome to Dailey ...

Dailey is located in Champaign County<1>.

Dailey is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dailey (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Dailey: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Dailey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Dailey - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Michigan, Montana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dailey ...

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

  • Champaign
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rantoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Catlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Philo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <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 Dailey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dailey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dailey ...

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

Adding Dailey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dailey 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 Dailey was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dailey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dailey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Dailey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Dailey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.