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Welcome to Mountjoy ...

Mountjoy is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountjoy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mountjoy is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mountjoy: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Mountjoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mountjoy - it's located in Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountjoy.

Communities near Mountjoy ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Heyworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackinaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <4>
  • Delavan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlanta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pulaski
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Minier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Danvers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Danvers has also been known as:
    • Danver
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <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 Mountjoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountjoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountjoy ...

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

Adding Mountjoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountjoy 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 Mountjoy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountjoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountjoy - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountjoy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Mountjoy 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.