Welcome to Jules ...

Jules is located in Cass County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Jules, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jules, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Jules is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jules lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Jules ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jules - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Jules ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Beardstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• South Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Rushville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Astoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Meredosia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
  • Meredosia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <4>
• Pleasant Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
• Chandlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Chapin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <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 Jules. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jules.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jules ...

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

Adding Jules to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jules 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 Jules was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jules post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jules.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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