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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)
  • Belvidere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Rochelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Byron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnebago
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Kishwaukee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kishwaukee post office opened in 1838. The Kishwaukee post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kishwaukee.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/