Welcome to Reily Lake ...

Reily Lake is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reily Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Reily Lake: Reily Lk.

Reily Lake is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Reily Lake is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Reily Lake ...

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

• 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 <4>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Red Bud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>
• Steeleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Percy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Evansville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Willisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
• Bloomsdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
  • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reily Lake ...

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

Adding Reily Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reily Lake 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 Reily Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reily Lake post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reily Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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