Welcome to Lotus ...

Lotus is located in Champaign County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lotus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lotus is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Lotus is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Lotus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lotus - they are located in California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ontario (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lotus ...

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

• Champaign
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <3>
• Urbana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
• Rantoul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <3>
• Mahomet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <3>
• Le Roy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
• Gibson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
• Fisher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
• Farmer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <3>
• Thomasboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
  • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <3>
• Colfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lotus ...

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

Adding Lotus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lotus post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lotus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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