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Welcome to Risk ...

Risk is located in Livingston County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Risk: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Risk ...

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

  • Pontiac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
  • Fairbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • 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 <4>
  • Chenoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Forrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chatsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piper City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saybrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Risk was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Risk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Risk - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Risk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Risk 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.