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Welcome to Eylar ...

Eylar is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eylar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Eylar is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Eylar, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Eylar: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Eylar ...

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

  • Pontiac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
  • Dwight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chenoa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Forrest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Forrest is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
  • Chatsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
  • Odell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Piper City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cullom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <5>
  • Cornell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Cornell is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eylar ...

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

Adding Eylar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eylar 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 Eylar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Eylar post office opened in 1880.

We also found Eylar on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eylar.

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eylar - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Eylar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Eylar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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