Welcome to Mitchellsville ...
Mitchellsville is located in Saline County<1>.
The pronunciation of Mitchellsville: MIT-chuhls-vil<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchellsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Mitchellsville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mitchellsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mitchellsville: 618 & 730<4>
Communities Also Named Mitchellsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mitchellsville - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mitchellsville.
Communities near Mitchellsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mitchellsville.
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harrisburg
- From Mitchellsville to Harrisburg
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
- Carrier Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carrier Mills
- From Mitchellsville to Carrier Mills
- Shawneetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shawneetown
- From Mitchellsville to Shawneetown
- Rosiclare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <5>
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Galatia is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <5>
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ridgway
- From Mitchellsville to Ridgway
- Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
- Creal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
- Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <5>
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Equality
- From Mitchellsville to Equality
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 Mitchellsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mitchellsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mitchellsville. 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 Mitchellsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchellsville. See our Newspapers Page for Mitchellsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchellsville ...
Looking for more information about Mitchellsville? 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 Mitchellsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mitchellsville.
Adding Mitchellsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mitchellsville 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 Mitchellsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Mitchellsville post office opened in 1854.
We also found Mitchellsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchellsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchellsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Mitchellsville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mitchellsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Mitchellsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Mitchellsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |