Welcome to Padua ...

Padua is located in McLean County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Padua: PAD-yu-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Padua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Padua is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Padua ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Padua, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Padua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Padua - they are located in Minnesota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Padua ...

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

• Bloomington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <5>
• Normal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <5>
• Le Roy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Heyworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <5>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Farmer City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <5>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• Colfax
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
• Downs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Downs is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <5>
• Saybrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Saybrook is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <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 Padua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Padua.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Padua ...

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

Adding Padua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Padua 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 for Padua was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Padua in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Padua.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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