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Welcome to Lombardville ...

Lombardville is located in Stark County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lombardville: LAHM-bahrd-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lombardville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Lombardville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lombardville: 309 & 861<4>

Communities near Lombardville ...

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

  • Kewanee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
  • Lacon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <5>
  • Wyoming
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Toulon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyanet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Annawan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiskilwa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lombardville ...

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

Adding Lombardville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lombardville 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 Lombardville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lombardville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lombardville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lombardville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Lombardville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Lombardville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.