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Welcome to Peabody ...

Peabody is located in Sangamon County<1>.

Peabody is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peabody: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Peabody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Peabody - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Peabody ...

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

  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rochester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pawnee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Southern View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Williamsville
    (5 miles [8 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 Peabody. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peabody.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peabody ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peabody - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Peabody area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Peabody 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.