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Welcome to Tovey Humphrey Station ...

Tovey Humphrey Station is located in Christian County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Tovey Humphrey Station: Tovey Humphrey Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Tovey Humphrey Station is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tovey Humphrey Station: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Tovey Humphrey Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tovey Humphrey Station.

  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rochester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Virden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Girard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerome
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tovey Humphrey Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tovey Humphrey Station - 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 Tovey Humphrey Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Tovey Humphrey Station 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.