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Welcome to Pasfield ...

Pasfield is located in Sangamon County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pasfield, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pasfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Pasfield is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pasfield is located in the (217) area code.

Communities near Pasfield ...

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

  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chatham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Sherman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rochester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
  • Riverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
  • Virden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pawnee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pasfield ...

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

Adding Pasfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pasfield 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 Pasfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pasfield post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pasfield.

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pasfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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