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Welcome to Bridlewoods ...

Bridlewoods is located in Lake County<1>.

Bridlewoods is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bridlewoods: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Bridlewoods ...

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

  • Elgin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waukegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Palatine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Des Plaines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Glenview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 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 Bridlewoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridlewoods.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridlewoods ...

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

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