Welcome to Eastburn ...

Eastburn is located in Iroquois County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Eastburn is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Eastburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eastburn - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Eastburn ...

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

• Watseka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Kentland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
• Gilman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <4>
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Onarga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Onarga is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onarga <4>
• Saint Anne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
  • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <4>
• Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Morocco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <4>
• Goodland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <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 Eastburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eastburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastburn ...

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

Adding Eastburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eastburn post office opened in 1891.

We also found Eastburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

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