Welcome to Eddy ...

Eddy is located in Lake County<1>.

Eddy is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eddy: 847 & 224<3>

Communities Also Named Eddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Eddy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eddy ...

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

• Kenosha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Waukegan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <4>
• Racine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
• Mundelein
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <4>
• Gurnee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <4>
• North Chicago
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
• Highland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Highland Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Park <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
• Round Lake Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
• Vernon Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Vernon Hills is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Hills <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 Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eddy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eddy ...

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

Adding Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eddy 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 (so far) for Eddy was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eddy.