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Welcome to Embarrass ...

Embarrass is located in Coles County<1>.

Embarrass is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Embarrass (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Embarrass: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Embarrass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Embarrass - they are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Embarrass ...

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

  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattoon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Arcola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenup
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Toledo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
  • Martinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ashmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kansas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Embarrass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Embarrass.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Embarrass ...

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

Adding Embarrass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Embarrass 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 (so far) for Embarrass was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Embarrass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Coles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Embarrass - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Embarrass area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Embarrass 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.