Welcome to Pavillion ...
Pavillion is located in Kendall County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pavillion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Pavillion is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pavillion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pavillion ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pavillion - it's located in Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pavillion.
Communities near Pavillion ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pavillion.
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Romeoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Batavia is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
- Yorkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <3>
- Crest Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Shorewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Shorewood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <3>
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 Pavillion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pavillion.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pavillion. 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 Pavillion.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pavillion. See our Newspapers Page for Pavillion.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pavillion ...
Looking for more information about Pavillion? 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 Pavillion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pavillion.
Adding Pavillion to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pavillion 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 Pavillion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pavillion post office opened in 1849.
We also found Pavillion on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pavillion.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kendall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pavillion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |