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Welcome to Womac ...

Womac is located in Macoupin County<1>.

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

Womac is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Womac ...

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

  • Litchfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
  • Carlinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Staunton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Virden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gillespie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olive
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bunker Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
  • Benld
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
    • Benld is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Womac ...

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

Adding Womac to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Womac on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Womac.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macoupin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Womac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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