Welcome to Sherburnville ...

Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sherburnville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sherburnville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Sherburnville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Sherburnville (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

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

Websites for Sherburnville ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Sherburnville ...

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

• Crown Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <5>
• Chicago Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <5>
• Schererville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <5>
• Kankakee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <5>
• Park Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Park Forest is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Forest <5>
• Saint John
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <5>
• Bourbonnais
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Dyer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
• Bradley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Cedar Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <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 Sherburnville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sherburnville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sherburnville ...

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

Adding Sherburnville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sherburnville 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 Sherburnville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sherburnville post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sherburnville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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