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Welcome to Voorhies ...

Voorhies is located in Piatt County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Voorhies, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Voorhies, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Voorhies is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Voorhies: (217)

Communities Also Named Voorhies ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Voorhies - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Voorhies ...

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

  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mount Zion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
  • Sullivan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tuscola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
  • Tolono
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
  • Arcola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
  • Bement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
    • Bement is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <4>
  • Cerro Gordo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <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 Voorhies. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Voorhies.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Voorhies ...

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

Adding Voorhies to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Voorhies post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Voorhies.

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Piatt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Voorhies - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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