Welcome to Rugby ...

Rugby is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rugby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Rugby is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rugby, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

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

Communities Also Named Rugby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Rugby - they are located in Colorado, Indiana (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Rugby ...

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

• Pontiac
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Dwight
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Fairbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Chenoa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Flanagan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
• Odell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Piper City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Cullom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Cullom is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <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 Rugby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rugby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rugby ...

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

Adding Rugby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rugby 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 Rugby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rugby post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rugby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rugby. 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