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Welcome to Grand Prairie ...

Grand Prairie is located in Will County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Prairie: Grand Pr.

Grand Prairie is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Grand Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Grand Prairie - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Grand Prairie ...

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

  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Naperville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Joliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolingbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Tinley Park
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Downers Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Romeoville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oswego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Prairie ...

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

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 Grand Prairie - 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.