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Welcome to Warrenhurst ...

Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrenhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Warrenhurst is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Warrenhurst ...

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

  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Naperville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bolingbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Schaumburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
  • Wheaton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
    • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <4>
  • Downers Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Elmhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
    • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <4>
  • Plainfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrenhurst ...

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

Adding Warrenhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Warrenhurst post office opened in 1892.

We also found Warrenhurst in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrenhurst.

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

The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.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 DuPage, 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 Warrenhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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