Welcome to Deer Plain ...
Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
A typical abbreviation for Deer Plain: Deer Pln.
Deer Plain is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Deer Plain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Deer Plain: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Deer Plain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deer Plain.
- O'Fallon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Fallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to O'Fallon
- From Deer Plain to O'Fallon
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Charles
- From Deer Plain to Saint Charles
- Saint Peters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
- Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Peters
- From Deer Plain to Saint Peters
- Florissant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Florissant
- From Deer Plain to Florissant
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chesterfield
- From Deer Plain to Chesterfield
- Wentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
- Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wentzville
- From Deer Plain to Wentzville
- Maryland Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alton
- From Deer Plain to Alton
- Hazelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hazelwood
- From Deer Plain to Hazelwood
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Deer Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Plain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer Plain. 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 Deer Plain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Deer Plain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Plain ...
Looking for more information about Deer Plain? 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 Deer Plain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Plain.
Adding Deer Plain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deer Plain 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 Deer Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Deer Plain post office opened in 1847.
We also found Deer Plain in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Plain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Plain - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Deer Plain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Deer Plain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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/ |