Welcome to Missal ...

Missal is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Missal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Missal is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Missal: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Missal ...

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

Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ottawa
- From Missal to Ottawa
Streator
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Streator is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Streator
- From Missal to Streator
Pontiac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <4>
Dwight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dwight is located in Livingston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dwight
- From Missal to Dwight
Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
Flanagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flanagan is located in Livingston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <4>
Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Livingston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Odell
- From Missal to Odell
Mazon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mazon is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mazon
- From Missal to Mazon
Wenona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wenona is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <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 Missal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Missal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Missal ...

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

Adding Missal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Missal post office opened in 1886. The Missal post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Missal.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Missal - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Missal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Missal 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.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/