Welcome to Central Park ...

Central Park is located in Cook County<1>.

The location of Central Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Central Park is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Central Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Central Park: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 18 communities that are also named Central Park - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Central Park ...

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

• Chicago
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Arlington Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
• Evanston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
• Skokie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
• Des Plaines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
• Orland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Park ...

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

Adding Central Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central Park in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Central Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Central Park post office opened in 1874.

We also found Central Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov