Welcome to Illinois City ...

Illinois City is located in Rock Island County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Illinois City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Illinois City is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Illinois City is located in the (309) area code.

The ZIP code for Illinois City: 61259<4>

Communities near Illinois City ...

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

• Davenport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Rock Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <5>
• Muscatine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <5>
• Milan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Aledo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <5>
• Wilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
• Durant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Blue Grass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <5>
• Walcott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <5>
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Illinois City ...

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

Adding Illinois City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Illinois City 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 Illinois City was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Illinois City on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Illinois City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rock Island County: www.co.rock-island.il.us/

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