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Welcome to Sollitt ...

Sollitt is located in Kankakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sollitt, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sollitt is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Sollitt: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Sollitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sollitt: This one is located in Kankakee County and the other is located in Will County.

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

Websites for Sollitt ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Sollitt ...

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

  • Crown Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Schererville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Lansing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kankakee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Munster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <4>
  • Park Forest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint John
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Sollitt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sollitt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sollitt ...

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

Adding Sollitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sollitt 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 Sollitt was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sollitt on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sollitt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sollitt - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Sollitt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Sollitt 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.