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Welcome to Markham City ...

Markham City is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Markham City is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Markham City: 618 & 730<3>

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)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • McLeansboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • 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)
  • Woodlawn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cisne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dahlgren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dix
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dix is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • 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)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markham City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Markham City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Markham City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.