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Welcome to Sato ...

Sato is located in Jackson County<1>.



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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sato, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Sato is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sato: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Sato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sato - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Sato ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphysboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Du Quoin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
    • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Pinckneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Steeleville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
  • Royalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
    • Royalton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <5>
  • Percy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkville
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Sato. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sato.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sato ...

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

Adding Sato to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sato post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sato.

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sato - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Sato area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Sato area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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