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Welcome to Kaufman ...

Kaufman is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaufman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Kaufman is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kaufman ...

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

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

Communities near Kaufman ...

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

  • Edwardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Collinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Carbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethalto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Maryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Alton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Alton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
  • Pontoon Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kaufman ...

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

Adding Kaufman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kaufman 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 (so far) for Kaufman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kaufman post office opened in 1884. The Kaufman post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaufman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kaufman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/