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Welcome to Pegram ...

Pegram is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pegram, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Pegram is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pegram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pegram - they are located in Alabama, Idaho, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pegram ...

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

  • Jerseyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Carrollton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • White Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roodhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hardin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Murrayville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Medora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pegram ...

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

Adding Pegram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pegram 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 (so far) for Pegram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pegram post office opened in 1892. The Pegram post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pegram.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pegram - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/