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Welcome to East Joliet ...

East Joliet is located in Will County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Joliet, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Joliet: E. Joliet

East Joliet is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Joliet ...

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

  • Naperville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bolingbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orland Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tinley Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Downers Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Romeoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oswego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Joliet ...

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

Adding East Joliet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Joliet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Joliet was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Joliet in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Joliet.

Footnotes ...

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