Welcome to Limestone ...

The village of Limestone is located in Kankakee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limestone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Limestone has a population of 1,511 people<3> (see below for details).

Limestone is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Limestone (for example, toward Medaryville (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Limestone: (815) & (779)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Limestone had an population of 1,511 people. This is a decrease of 5.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Limestone had a population of 1,598 people. This makes Limestone the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Limestone represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 541st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,598 people, the population of Limestone decreased 1.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,618 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Limestone.

Communities Also Named Limestone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Limestone: This one is located in Kankakee County and the other is located in Peoria County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 31 communities that are also named Limestone - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Limestone ...

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

• Kankakee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <6>
• Bourbonnais
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <6>
• Bradley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <6>
• Manteno
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <6>
• Braidwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braidwood
  • Braidwood is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braidwood <6>
• Wilmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
• Peotone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone
  • Peotone is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peotone <6>
• Momence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <6>
• Diamond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
• Herscher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
  • Herscher is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limestone ...

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

Adding Limestone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Limestone 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 Limestone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Limestone post office opened in 1848.

We also found Limestone in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Limestone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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