Welcome to Missal ...

Missal is located in Livingston County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Missal, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Missal: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities near Missal ...

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

• Ottawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• Streator
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Pontiac
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Marseilles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Dwight
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Seneca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • 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 <5>
• Flanagan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Odell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Mazon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Mazon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <5>
• Wenona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Wenona is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <5>

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 for Missal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Missal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Missal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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