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Welcome to Larchland ...

Larchland is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larchland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Larchland is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Larchland: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Larchland ...

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

  • Galesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Abingdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bushnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oquawka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alexis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stronghurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • East Galesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larchland ...

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

Adding Larchland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Larchland post office opened in 1882. The Larchland post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larchland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Larchland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Larchland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Larchland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/