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Welcome to Quaker ...

Quaker is located in Vermillion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quaker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

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

Time Zone: Quaker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Quaker is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Quaker: 765

Communities Also Named Quaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quaker - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Quaker ...

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

  • Paris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
  • Tilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Catlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <3>
  • Fairview Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Chrisman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <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 Quaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quaker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quaker ...

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

Adding Quaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quaker 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 (so far) for Quaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Quaker post office opened in 1894. The Quaker post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quaker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quaker - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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