Welcome to Back of the Yards ...

Back of the Yards is located in Cook County<1>.

Back of the Yards is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Back of the Yards ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Back of the Yards.

• Chicago
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <3>
• Cicero
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
• Hammond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
• Evanston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <3>
• Skokie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
• Des Plaines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <3>
• Orland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <3>
• Tinley Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Berwyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Back of the Yards ...

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