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Welcome to De Long ...

De Long is located in Knox County<1>.

The pronunciation of De Long: duh-LAWNG<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Long, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

De Long is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for De Long: 309 & 861<4>

Communities Also Named De Long ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named De Long: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Vermilion County.

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

Communities near De Long ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Long ...

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

Adding De Long to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Long 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 De Long was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Long.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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 De Long. 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 De Long - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the De Long area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the De Long 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.