Welcome to Randolph ...

Randolph is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Randolph: RAN-dolf<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Randolph, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Randolph is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Randolph is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Randolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Randolph: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in McLean County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 39 communities that are also named Randolph - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Randolph ...

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

• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <5>
• Sparta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Steeleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <5>
• Marissa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <5>
• Percy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <5>
• Coulterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <5>
• Tilden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <5>
• Evansville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <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 Randolph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Randolph.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Randolph ...

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

Adding Randolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Randolph in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Randolph was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Randolph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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