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Welcome to Alonzo ...
Alonzo is located in Iroquois County.
Alonzo is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Alonzo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Alonzo (for example, toward Boswell (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
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Communities near Alonzo ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Alonzo and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<2>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Alonzo. |
Communities Also Named Alonzo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 5 communities that are also named Alonzo - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alonzo.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alonzo. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alonzo. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alonzo.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alonzo:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alonzo ...
Looking for more information about Alonzo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Alonzo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alonzo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alonzo.
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Search for Local Businesses ...People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alonzo. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.
If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alonzo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/ The official website for State of Illinois: www.illinois.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alonzo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that begins in Alonzo. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alonzo) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alonzo. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5667, Longitude: -87.7311 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alonzo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alonzo. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation |
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