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Welcome to Tomahawk Bluff ...

Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Tomahawk Bluff: Tomahawk Blf. (or less commonly used: Tomahawk Bluf.)

Tomahawk Bluff is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tomahawk Bluff: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Tomahawk Bluff ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Peru
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • Princeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mendota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oglesby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • De Pue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Earlville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Granville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tomahawk Bluff ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tomahawk Bluff - 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 Tomahawk Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Tomahawk Bluff 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.