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Welcome to Shoo Fly ...

Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County<1>.

Shoo Fly is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shoo Fly: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Shoo Fly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shoo Fly - they are located in Iowa and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shoo Fly ...

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

  • Macomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <4>
  • Bushnell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Colchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Astoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Vermont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Industry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ipava
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoo Fly ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoo Fly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Shoo Fly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Shoo Fly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.