Welcome to Quaker ...

So far, we found very little information about Quaker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Quaker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Quaker, please Contact Us.

Quaker would have been located within present day Edgar County<2>.

The location of Quaker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Quaker is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Quaker was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Quaker is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Quaker once stood is in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Quaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quaker - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Quaker ...

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

• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Westville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Tilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <5>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Catlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <5>
• Fairview Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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