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Welcome to Star City ...

Star City is located in Calhoun County<1>.

Star City is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Star City: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Star City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Star City - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Star City ...

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

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Jerseyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Moscow Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrollton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
  • Winfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Winfield is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
  • Hardin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grafton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Eolia is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>
  • Kane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Star City ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Star City - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Star City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Star City 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.