Welcome to Horace ...

Horace is located in Edgar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Horace is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Horace lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Horace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Horace - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Horace ...

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

• Paris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Fairview Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Montezuma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Newman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>
• Kansas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <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 Horace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horace.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horace ...

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

Adding Horace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horace post office opened in 1873.

We also found Horace on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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