Welcome to Terra Cotta ...

Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terra Cotta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

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

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

Communities Also Named Terra Cotta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Terra Cotta - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Terra Cotta ...

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

• Elgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Palatine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
• Hoffman Estates
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Buffalo Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <4>
• Crystal Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
• Streamwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
  • Streamwood is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <4>
• Carpentersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <4>
• Mundelein
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <4>
• Algonquin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <4>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <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 Terra Cotta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terra Cotta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terra Cotta ...

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

Adding Terra Cotta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Terra Cotta post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terra Cotta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

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