Welcome to Hadley ...

Hadley is located in Will County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hadley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Hadley is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hadley ...

While we believe that this Hadley is located in Will County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Hadley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence and Pike County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 24 communities that are also named Hadley - they are located in Alaska, Colorado, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Hadley ...

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

• Naperville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Joliet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Bolingbrook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <4>
• Orland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Downers Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <4>
• Plainfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Romeoville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <4>
• Woodridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hadley ...

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

Adding Hadley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hadley 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 Hadley was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Hadley in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hadley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov