Welcome to Palzo ...
Palzo is located in Williamson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Palzo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Palzo is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Palzo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Palzo: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Palzo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palzo.
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Carterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <4>
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Energy is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <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 Palzo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palzo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palzo. 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 Palzo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palzo. See our Newspapers Page for Palzo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palzo ...
Looking for more information about Palzo? 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 Palzo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palzo.
Adding Palzo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Palzo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Palzo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Palzo post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Palzo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palzo - 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 Palzo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Palzo 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |