Welcome to Teheran ...

Teheran is located in Mason County<1>.

The pronunciation of Teheran: tuh-HAIR-uhn<2>

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

Teheran is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Teheran ...

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

• Havana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Mason City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
• Athens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Delavan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <4>
• Manito
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
  • Manito is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <4>
• Greenview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>
• Green Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Green Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <4>
• San Jose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Jose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
• Emden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
  • Emden is located in Logan County
  • 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 Teheran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Teheran.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teheran ...

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

Adding Teheran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Teheran 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 Teheran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Teheran post office opened in 1873.

We also found Teheran on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teheran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Teheran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov