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Welcome to Floraville ...

Floraville is located in Saint Clair County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Floraville: FLOH-ruh-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floraville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Floraville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Floraville: (618)

Communities near Floraville ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • O'Fallon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
  • Fairview Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
    • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <5>
  • Cahokia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
    • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <5>
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <5>
  • Swansea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <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 Floraville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floraville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floraville ...

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

Adding Floraville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Floraville post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floraville.

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Floraville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floraville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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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