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Welcome to Obed ...

Obed is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Obed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Obed is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Obed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Obed - they are located in Alabama, Alberta and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Obed ...

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

  • Mount Zion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
  • Shelbyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Moweaqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Mound
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Obed ...

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

Adding Obed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Obed 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 Obed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Obed post office opened in 1885. The Obed post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Obed.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Obed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/