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Welcome to North Chillicothe ...

North Chillicothe is located in Peoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Chillicothe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for North Chillicothe: N. Chillicothe

North Chillicothe is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Chillicothe: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near North Chillicothe ...

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

  • Peoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • East Peoria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
    • Former name for East Peoria:
    • Hilton
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Peoria Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • West Peoria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Metamora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Germantown Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people

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 North Chillicothe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Chillicothe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Chillicothe ...

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

Adding North Chillicothe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Chillicothe post office opened in 1892. The North Chillicothe post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Chillicothe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Chillicothe - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the North Chillicothe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the North Chillicothe 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/