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Welcome to Poplar City ...

Poplar City is located in Mason County<1>.

The pronunciation of Poplar City: PAHP-ler<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Poplar City is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Poplar City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar City ...

Looking for more information about Poplar City? 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 Poplar City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar City.

Adding Poplar City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Poplar City post office opened in 1873.

We also found Poplar City on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar City.

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

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Poplar City. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar City - 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>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.
<6>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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