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Welcome to Thorne Ledge ...

Thorne Ledge is located in Winnebago County<1>.

Thorne Ledge is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thorne Ledge: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Thorne Ledge ...

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

  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belvidere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Machesney Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorne Ledge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorne Ledge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Thorne Ledge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Thorne Ledge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.