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Welcome to Chinatown ...

Chinatown is located in Cook County<1>.

Chinatown is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Chinatown (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Chinatown ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 11 communities that are also named Chinatown - they are located in California (5), Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada and New York.

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

Communities near Chinatown ...

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

  • Cicero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hammond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Evanston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Skokie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Des Plaines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Orland Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Berwyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Downers Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinatown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinatown - 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.