Welcome to Orchard Mines ...

Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard Mines, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Orchard Mines is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orchard Mines: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Orchard Mines ...

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

Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria is located in Peoria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <4>
East Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Tazewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Tazewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
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Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Fulton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
Bartonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bartonville is located in Peoria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <4>
Peoria Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <4>
Creve Coeur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
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West Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Peoria is located in Peoria County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
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Germantown Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <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 Orchard Mines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchard Mines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Mines ...

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

Adding Orchard Mines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orchard Mines 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 Orchard Mines was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard Mines.

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 Orchard Mines - 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 Orchard Mines area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Orchard Mines 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.