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Welcome to Tazewell ...

Tazewell is located in Tazewell County<1>.

The pronunciation of Tazewell: TAZ-wel<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tazewell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Tazewell is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Tazewell: 309 & 861<4>

Communities Also Named Tazewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tazewell - they are located in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Tazewell ...

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

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 Tazewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tazewell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tazewell ...

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

Adding Tazewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tazewell 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 Tazewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Tazewell post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tazewell.

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

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, 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 Tazewell. 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 Tazewell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Tazewell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Tazewell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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