Welcome to Radford ...

Radford is located in Christian County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Radford: RAD-ferd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Radford is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Radford lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Radford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Radford - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, Quebec, Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Radford ...

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

• Decatur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Taylorville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <5>
• Mount Zion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>
• Pana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Pana is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <5>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Moweaqua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <5>
• Harristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Harristown is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <5>
• Long Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Bethany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
• Macon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <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 Radford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Radford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radford ...

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

Adding Radford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Radford post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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