Welcome to Hornsby ...

Hornsby is located in Macoupin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hornsby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Hornsby is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hornsby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hornsby - they are located in Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Hornsby ...

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

• Litchfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Hillsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Carlinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <3>
• Staunton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <3>
• Gillespie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <3>
• Girard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
• Mount Olive
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <3>
• Bunker Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
• Benld
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
  • Benld is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <3>
• Worden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <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 Hornsby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hornsby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hornsby ...

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

Adding Hornsby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hornsby post office opened in 1855.

We also found Hornsby in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hornsby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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