Welcome to Filson ...

Filson is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Filson: FIL-suhn<3>

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

Filson is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Filson is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Filson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Filson - they are located in Kentucky and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Filson ...

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

• Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Mattoon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <5>
• Tuscola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <5>
• Arcola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
• Villa Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
• Atwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <5>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Newman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Ashmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <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 Filson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Filson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Filson ...

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

Adding Filson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Filson post office opened in 1880.

We also found Filson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Filson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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