Welcome to Dillon ...

Dillon is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Dillon is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Dillon: (309)

Communities Also Named Dillon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Dillon - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dillon ...

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

• Peoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
• Pekin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <3>
• East Peoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Morton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
• Bartonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <3>
• Peoria Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <3>
• Creve Coeur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <3>
• West Peoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
  • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <3>
• Marquette Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
  • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 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 Dillon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillon ...

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

Adding Dillon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dillon post office opened in 1828.

We also found Dillon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

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