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Welcome to Saint George ...

Saint George is located in Kankakee County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint George, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Saint George: St. George

Saint George is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area codes for Saint George: (815) and (779)<3>

Websites for Saint George ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities Also Named Saint George ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Saint George - they are located in Alaska, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint George ...

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

  • Kankakee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
    • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <4>
  • Bradley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
  • Manteno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
    • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <4>
  • Manhattan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
  • Crete
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <4>
  • University Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <4>
  • Monee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
    • Monee is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monee <4>
  • Beecher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Peotone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint George ...

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

Adding Saint George to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint George post office opened in 1866.

We also found Saint George on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint George.

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint George - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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