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Welcome to Old Kaskaskia ...

Old Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County<1>.

Old Kaskaskia is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Kaskaskia: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Old Kaskaskia ...

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

  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bud
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Steeleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Percy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Evansville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Willisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <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 Old Kaskaskia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Kaskaskia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Kaskaskia ...

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

Footnotes ...

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