Welcome to Gillum ...

Gillum is located in McLean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Gillum is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Gillum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Gillum, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Gillum ...

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

• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Gillum to Bloomington
• Normal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Normal
  • From Gillum to Normal
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• Le Roy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
• Heyworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <3>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Farmer City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmer City
  • From Gillum to Farmer City
• Hudson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
• Danvers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gillum ...

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

Adding Gillum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gillum 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 Gillum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Gillum post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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