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Welcome to Blackberry Woods ...

Blackberry Woods is located in Kane County<1>.

Blackberry Woods is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Blackberry Woods ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Communities near Blackberry Woods ...

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

  • Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Naperville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • De Kalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Carol Stream
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
    • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <3>
  • Oswego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackberry Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blackberry Woods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.