Welcome to Markham City ...

Markham City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Markham City is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Markham City, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Markham City is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Markham City ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• McLeansboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Ina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Wayne City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
• Woodlawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <4>
• Cisne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <4>
• Dahlgren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>
• Dix
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>
• Waltonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonville
  • Waltonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waltonville <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 Markham City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Markham City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markham City ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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