Welcome to Deer Park ...
Deer Park is located in La Salle County<1>.
The location of Deer Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Deer Park is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Deer Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Deer Park: (815) and (779)<4>
Websites for Deer Park ...
Official Website: www.village.deer-park.il.us/
Communities Also Named Deer Park ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Deer Park: This one is located in La Salle County and the other is located in Lake County.
Beyond Illinois, there are 31 communities that are also named Deer Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (6), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Park.
Communities near Deer Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deer Park.
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
- Streator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
- Streator is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
- La Salle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- La Salle is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
- Mendota
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Mendota is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <5>
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Marseilles
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
- De Pue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - North Utica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <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 Deer Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Park. See our Newspapers Page for Deer Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Park ...
Looking for more information about Deer Park? 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 Deer Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Park.
Adding Deer Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deer Park 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 Deer Park was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Deer Park on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Deer Park: www.village.deer-park.il.us/
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (779) is an overlay for area code (815). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |