Welcome to Giblin ...

Giblin is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Giblin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Giblin is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Giblin is located in the (217) area code.

Communities near Giblin ...

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

• Champaign
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <4>
• Urbana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Mahomet
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
• Savoy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Monticello
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Tuscola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Tolono
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Villa Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Bement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
• Philo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Giblin ...

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

Adding Giblin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Giblin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Giblin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Giblin post office opened in 1892.

We also found Giblin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Giblin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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