Welcome to Mountjoy ...

Mountjoy is located in Logan County<1>.

The location of Mountjoy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Mountjoy is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mountjoy lies within the (217) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Heyworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
• Tremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
• Mackinaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
  • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <4>
• Atlanta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Mount Pulaski
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
  • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <4>
• Minier
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
• Danvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • 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 for Mountjoy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountjoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.il.us/

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