Welcome to Mexico ...

Mexico is located in Crittenden County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mexico, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Mexico is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mexico is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Mexico ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Mexico - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Mexico ...

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

• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Eddyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Calvert City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Rosiclare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Kuttawa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
  • Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
• Grand Rivers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>
• Cave-In-Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
  • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
  • Cave-In-Rock village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mexico ...

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

Adding Mexico to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mexico post office opened in 1896.

We also found Mexico on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mexico.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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