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Welcome to Pond ...

Pond is located in Johnson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Pond is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pond: (618)

Communities Also Named Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pond - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pond ...

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

  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dongola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
    • Dongola is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
  • Golconda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
    • Golconda is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
  • Creal Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
    • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <4>
  • Karnak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
    • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <4>
  • Joppa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Massac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <4>
  • Stonefort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
    • Stonefort is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <4>
  • Cypress
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <4>
  • New Burnside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pond ...

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

Adding Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pond 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 Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pond post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pond.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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