Welcome to Skelton ...

Skelton is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skelton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Skelton is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Skelton: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Skelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Skelton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Skelton ...

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

Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
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Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in De Witt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
Heyworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Heyworth is located in McLean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <4>
Maroa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maroa is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maroa <4>
Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
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Mount Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <4>
Warrensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
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McLean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McLean is located in McLean County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
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Wapella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wapella is located in De Witt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
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Emden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emden is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skelton ...

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

Adding Skelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skelton 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 (so far) for Skelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Skelton post office opened in 1873. The Skelton post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skelton.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skelton - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Skelton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Skelton 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.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/