Welcome to Sweet Water ...Sweet Water is located in Menard County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweet Water, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881. Sweet Water is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Sweet Water lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Sweet Water: 217 & 447<3> Communities Also Named Sweet Water ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sweet Water - they are located in Alabama and Georgia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweet Water. Communities near Sweet Water ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sweet Water.
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 Sweet Water. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweet Water. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sweet Water. 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 Sweet Water. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweet Water. See our Newspapers Page for Sweet Water. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweet Water ...Looking for more information about Sweet Water? 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 Sweet Water, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sweet Water. Adding Sweet Water to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweet Water. Footnotes ...
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