Welcome to Exeter ...

The village of Exeter is located in Scott County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Exeter: EX-uh-ter<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Exeter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Exeter has a population of 61 people<4> (see below for details).

Exeter is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

The telephone area code for Exeter: (217)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Exeter had an population of 61 people. This is a decrease of 6.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Exeter had a population of 65 people. This makes Exeter the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 65 people, the population of Exeter decreased 7.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 70 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Exeter.

Communities Also Named Exeter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Exeter - they are located in British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

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

Communities near Exeter ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
• Pittsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <6>
• South Jacksonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• White Hall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <6>
• Roodhouse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <6>
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>
• Griggsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
  • Griggsville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <6>
• Meredosia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
  • Meredosia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <6>
• Murrayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
  • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <6>
• Woodson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
  • Woodson is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exeter ...

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

Adding Exeter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Exeter 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 Exeter was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Exeter on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exeter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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