Welcome to Ilia ...
So far, we found very little information about Ilia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ilia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ilia, please Contact Us.
Ilia would have been located within present day Mercer County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ilia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ilia is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ilia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Ilia was located: 660
Communities Also Named Ilia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ilia - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ilia.
Communities near Ilia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ilia.
- Corydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <5>
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
- Allerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <5>
- Mercer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
- Cainsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Newtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <5>
- Lucerne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <5>
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 Ilia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ilia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ilia. 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 Ilia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ilia. See our Newspapers Page for Ilia.
Adding Ilia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ilia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ilia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Ilia post office opened in 1881.
We also found Ilia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ilia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ilia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ilia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |