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Welcome to Atwood Park Estates ...

Atwood Park Estates is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The pronunciation of Atwood Park Estates: AT-wood<2>

A typical abbreviation for Atwood Park Estates: Atwood Park Ests.

Atwood Park Estates is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Atwood Park Estates: 815 & 779<4>

Communities near Atwood Park Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atwood Park Estates.

  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Belvidere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Machesney Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atwood Park Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Atwood Park Estates. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Atwood Park Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Atwood Park Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Atwood Park Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.