Welcome to Piopolis ...

Piopolis is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The location of Piopolis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Piopolis: PEYE-ah-pluhs<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piopolis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Piopolis is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Piopolis: (618)

Communities Also Named Piopolis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Piopolis - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Piopolis ...

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

• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• McLeansboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <5>
• Ina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
• Norris City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <5>
• Wayne City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
• Bluford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <5>
• Enfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• Dahlgren
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
• Bonnie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
  • Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piopolis ...

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

Adding Piopolis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piopolis post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piopolis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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