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Welcome to Enion ...

Enion is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Enion is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Enion: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Enion ...

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

  • Havana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Astoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vermont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint David
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chandlerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ipava
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Table Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enion ...

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

Adding Enion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enion post office opened in 1890. The Enion post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enion - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Enion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Enion 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/