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Welcome to Pureton ...

Pureton is located in Richland County<1>.

Pureton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Pureton (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Pureton: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Pureton ...

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

  • Olney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Olney is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <4>
  • Flora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sumner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Louisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Cisne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sainte Marie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Pureton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pureton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pureton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pureton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Pureton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Pureton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.