Welcome to Venedy Station ...

Venedy Station is located in Washington County<1>.

The pronunciation of Venedy Station: VEN-uh-dee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Venedy Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

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

Venedy Station is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Venedy Station: 618 & 730<4>

Communities near Venedy Station ...

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

O'Fallon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
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Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
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Mascoutah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
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Breese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breese is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
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Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
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Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
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New Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Baden is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
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Carlyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlyle is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
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Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
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Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trenton is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
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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 Venedy Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Venedy Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venedy Station ...

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

Adding Venedy Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Venedy Station 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 Venedy Station was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Venedy Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Venedy Station. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Venedy Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Venedy Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Venedy Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.