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Welcome to Colonial Gardens ...

Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Colonial Gardens: Colonial Gdns. (or less commonly used: Colonial Gardns., Colonial Grdens. or Colonial Grdns.)

Colonial Gardens is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colonial Gardens: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Colonial Gardens ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 7 communities that are also named Colonial Gardens - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, New Jersey (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Colonial Gardens ...

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

  • Rockford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beloit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Belvidere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Machesney Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Roscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • South Beloit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Byron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonial Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colonial Gardens - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Colonial Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Colonial Gardens 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.