Welcome to Scovel ...

Scovel is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scovel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

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

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

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

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

Communities near Scovel ...

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

• Pontiac
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Herscher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
  • Herscher is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <5>
• Gardner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Odell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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>
• South Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
  • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scovel ...

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

Adding Scovel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scovel post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scovel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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