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Welcome to Aptakisic ...

Aptakisic is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aptakisic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Aptakisic is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Aptakisic: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Aptakisic ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aptakisic ...

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

Adding Aptakisic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aptakisic 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 Aptakisic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aptakisic post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aptakisic.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aptakisic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Aptakisic area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Aptakisic area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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