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Welcome to Ontarioville ...

Ontarioville is located in DuPage County<1>.

The pronunciation of Ontarioville: oh-TAIR-i-oh-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ontarioville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Ontarioville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Ontarioville ...

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

  • Aurora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Naperville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Elgin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
  • Palatine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Prospect
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
    • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <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 Ontarioville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ontarioville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ontarioville ...

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

Adding Ontarioville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ontarioville 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 Ontarioville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ontarioville post office opened in 1873.

We also found Ontarioville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ontarioville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DuPage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ontarioville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ontarioville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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