Welcome to Egypt Shores ...
Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Egypt Shores: Egypt Shrs.
Egypt Shores is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Egypt Shores lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Egypt Shores: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Egypt Shores ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Egypt Shores.
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- 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>
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Egypt Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Egypt Shores.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Egypt Shores. 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 Egypt Shores.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt Shores. See our Newspapers Page for Egypt Shores.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egypt Shores ...
Looking for more information about Egypt Shores? 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 Egypt Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Egypt Shores.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Egypt Shores - 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 Egypt Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Egypt Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |