Welcome to Lake of the Woods ...

Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County<1>.

The location of Lake of the Woods has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Lake of the Woods is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lake of the Woods (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Lake of the Woods is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Lake of the Woods ...

While we believe that this Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Lake of the Woods. Those communities are located in the following counties: Peoria and Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 10 communities that are also named Lake of the Woods - they are located in Arizona, California, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake of the Woods.

Communities near Lake of the Woods ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake of the Woods.

• Champaign
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <4>
• Urbana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Rantoul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
• Savoy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Tolono
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
• Gibson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <4>
• Fisher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Farmer City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <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 Lake of the Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake of the Woods.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake of the Woods ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake of the Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov