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Welcome to Coreys Bluff ...

Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Coreys Bluff: Coreys Blf. (or less commonly used: Coreys Bluf.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Coreys Bluff for more information about variations on the name of Coreys Bluff.

Coreys Bluff is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coreys Bluff: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Coreys Bluff ...

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

  • Beloit
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscoe
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (18 miles [29 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 Coreys Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coreys Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coreys Bluff ...

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

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 Coreys Bluff - 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 Coreys Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Coreys Bluff 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.