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Welcome to Rees ...

Rees is located in Morgan County<1>.

Rees is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rees: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Rees ...

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

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

Communities near Rees ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Virden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Roodhouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rees ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rees - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Rees area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Rees 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.