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>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Quaker is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.
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 Area Codes where Quaker was located: 217 & 447<4>
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)
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Catlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quaker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Quaker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Quaker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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