Welcome to Lintner ...

Lintner is located in Piatt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lintner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Lintner is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lintner: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Lintner ...

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

• Decatur
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Decatur
  • From Lintner to Decatur
• Mount Zion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Sullivan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sullivan
  • From Lintner to Sullivan
• Forsyth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Arthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arthur
  • From Lintner to Arthur
• Bement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Cerro Gordo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Long Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Creek
  • From Lintner to Long Creek
• Bethany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <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 Lintner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lintner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lintner ...

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

Adding Lintner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lintner post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lintner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lintner. 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