Welcome to Derby ...

Derby is located in Saline County<1>.

The location of Derby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Derby is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Derby: (618)

Communities Also Named Derby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Derby: This one is located in Saline County and the other is located in Ford County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 28 communities that are also named Derby - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Derby ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Eldorado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Shawneetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
• Rosiclare
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Galatia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
• Ridgway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Golconda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Equality
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>
• Raleigh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <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 Derby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Derby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derby ...

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

Adding Derby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derby 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 Derby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Derby post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Derby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov