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Welcome to Old Du Quoin ...

Old Du Quoin is located in Perry County<1>.

Old Du Quoin is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Du Quoin: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Old Du Quoin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Du Quoin.

  • Carbondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Herrin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Murphysboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Carterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Du Quoin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Pinckneyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Christopher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Du Quoin ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Du Quoin - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Du Quoin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Old Du Quoin 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.