RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Vermilion County >> Vermilion HeightsIndex...

Welcome to Vermilion Heights ...

Vermilion Heights is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vermilion Heights: ver-MIL-yuhn<2>

A typical abbreviation for Vermilion Heights: Vermilion Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Vermilion Heights is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Vermilion Heights (for example, toward Covington (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Vermilion Heights: 217 & 447<4>

Communities near Vermilion Heights ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Catlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <5>
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
  • Cayuga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <5>
  • Ridge Farm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ogden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vermilion Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 Vermilion Heights. 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 Vermilion Heights - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Vermilion Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Vermilion Heights 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.