Welcome to Tamarack ...

Tamarack is located in Will County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamarack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Tamarack is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Tamarack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Tamarack - they are located in British Columbia, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tamarack ...

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

• Aurora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Wheaton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Downers Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lombard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
  • Lombard is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lombard <4>
• Romeoville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Carol Stream
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <4>
• Oswego
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <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 Tamarack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamarack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamarack ...

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

Adding Tamarack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tamarack post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamarack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tamarack. 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