Welcome to La Place ...

La Place is located in Piatt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Place, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

La Place is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

La Place lies within the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for La Place: 61936<4>

Communities Also Named La Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named La Place - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

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

Communities near La Place ...

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

• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Mount Zion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>
• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Sullivan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Forsyth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
• Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
• Bement
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <5>
• Cerro Gordo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <5>
• Harristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Harristown is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <5>
• Long Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Place ...

Looking for more information about La Place? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for La Place, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Place.

Adding La Place to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Place 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 La Place was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Place.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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