Welcome to Fravert ...

So far, we found very little information about Fravert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fravert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fravert, please Contact Us.

Fravert would have been located within present day Tazewell County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fravert is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fravert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fravert was located: 309 & 861<4>

Communities near Fravert ...

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

• Bloomington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Fravert to Bloomington
• Pekin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pekin
  • From Fravert to Pekin
• East Peoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Peoria
  • From Fravert to East Peoria
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Fravert to Washington
• Morton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morton
  • From Fravert to Morton
• Eureka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Creve Coeur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creve Coeur
  • From Fravert to Creve Coeur
• Marquette Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
  • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marquette Heights
  • From Fravert to Marquette Heights
• Tremont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tremont
  • From Fravert to Tremont
• Mackinaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
  • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Former name for Mackinaw:
  • Mackinawtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mackinaw
  • From Fravert to Mackinaw

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

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

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

Adding Fravert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fravert 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 Fravert was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fravert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

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