Welcome to Villas ...

Villas is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Villas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Villas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Villas is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Villas is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Villas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Villas - they are located in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Villas.

Communities near Villas ...

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

• Vincennes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Robinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Bridgeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Oblong
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Oaktown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <4>
• Hutsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <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 Villas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Villas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villas ...

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

Adding Villas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Villas 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 Villas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Villas post office opened in 1888.

We also found Villas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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