Welcome to Schapville ...

Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schapville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Schapville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Schapville: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities near Schapville ...

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

• Galena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
• Lena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Bellevue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Cuba City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Stockton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
• Warren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Hazel Green
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Shullsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
  • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
• Benton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Hanover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <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 Schapville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schapville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schapville ...

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

Adding Schapville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Schapville post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schapville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/

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