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Welcome to Terra Cotta ...Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County<1>. The location of Terra Cotta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Terra Cotta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Terra Cotta is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Terra Cotta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Terra Cotta ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Terra Cotta - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Terra Cotta. Communities near Terra Cotta ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Terra Cotta.
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 Terra Cotta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terra Cotta. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Terra Cotta. 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 Terra Cotta. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Terra Cotta. See our Newspapers Page for Terra Cotta. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terra Cotta ...Looking for more information about Terra Cotta? 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 Terra Cotta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Terra Cotta. Adding Terra Cotta to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Terra Cotta 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 Terra Cotta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Terra Cotta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Terra Cotta. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terra Cotta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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