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Welcome to Blodgett ...

Blodgett is located in Lake County<1>.

Blodgett is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blodgett: 847 & 224<3>

Communities Also Named Blodgett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Blodgett: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 10 communities that are also named Blodgett - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blodgett.

Communities near Blodgett ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Evanston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Skokie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blodgett ...

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

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 Blodgett - 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 Blodgett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Blodgett 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.