Welcome to Piasa ...

Piasa is located in Macoupin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piasa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Piasa is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Piasa lies within the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for Piasa: 62079<3>

Communities near Piasa ...

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

• Alton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Godfrey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <4>
• Wood River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
• Bethalto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto
  • Bethalto is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethalto <4>
• Jerseyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
  • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <4>
• East Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
  • East Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
• Carlinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <4>
• Staunton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Gillespie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <4>
• Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <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 Piasa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piasa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piasa ...

Looking for more information about Piasa? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Piasa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piasa.

Adding Piasa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piasa post office opened in 1849.

We also found Piasa in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piasa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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