RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Saline County >> OldtownIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois


The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois







Welcome to Oldtown ...

Oldtown is located in Saline County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Oldtown

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


Oldtown is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oldtown: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Oldtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oldtown - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oldtown ...

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

  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <5>
  • Johnston City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrier Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goreville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Galatia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
    • Galatia is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <5>
  • Golconda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
    • Golconda is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <5>
  • Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oldtown ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oldtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Oldtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Oldtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Jan 2025