Welcome to Kishwaukee ...
Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kishwaukee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Kishwaukee is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kishwaukee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kishwaukee: 815 & 779<3>
Communities near Kishwaukee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kishwaukee.
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
- Belvidere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <4>
- Loves Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
- Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <4>
- Machesney Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
- Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <4>
- Roscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
- Rochelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <4>
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
- Winnebago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <4>
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <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 Kishwaukee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kishwaukee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kishwaukee. 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 Kishwaukee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kishwaukee. See our Newspapers Page for Kishwaukee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kishwaukee ...
Looking for more information about Kishwaukee? 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 Kishwaukee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kishwaukee.
Adding Kishwaukee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kishwaukee 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 Kishwaukee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kishwaukee post office opened in 1838.
We also found Kishwaukee in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kishwaukee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kishwaukee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Kishwaukee - 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 Kishwaukee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Kishwaukee 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |