Welcome to Risk ...

Risk is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Risk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Risk is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Risk (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Risk: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities near Risk ...

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

• Pontiac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Fairbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• Gibson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <5>
• Chenoa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Chenoa is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chenoa <5>
• Forrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Chatsworth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
• Colfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
• Piper City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <5>
• Saybrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Saybrook is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <5>
• Buckley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <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 Risk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Risk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Risk ...

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

Adding Risk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Risk 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 Risk was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Risk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Risk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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