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Welcome to Tamarack ...

Tamarack is located in Will County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamarack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Tamarack is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Tamarack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Tamarack - they are located in British Columbia, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tamarack ...

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

  • Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Joliet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolingbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wheaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Downers Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lombard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
    • Lombard is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lombard <3>
  • Romeoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carol Stream
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
    • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <3>
  • Oswego
    (5 miles [8 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 Tamarack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamarack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamarack ...

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

Adding Tamarack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tamarack 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 Tamarack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tamarack post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamarack.

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 Tamarack - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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