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Welcome to Wagon Creek Heaven ...

Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wagon Creek Heaven: Wagon Crk. Heaven (or less commonly used: Wagon Ck. Heaven or Wagon Cr. Heaven)

Wagon Creek Heaven is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wagon Creek Heaven: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Wagon Creek Heaven ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wagon Creek Heaven.

  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • Carterville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cambria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrier Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is also located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Crainville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Energy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Energy is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <4>
  • Cobden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagon Creek Heaven ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wagon Creek Heaven - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Wagon Creek Heaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Wagon Creek Heaven 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.