Welcome to Tower Heights ...
Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Tower Heights: Tower Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Tower Heights is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tower Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tower Heights: 217 & 447<3>
Communities Also Named Tower Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tower Heights - they are located in North Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tower Heights.
Communities near Tower Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tower Heights.
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
- Carlinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
- Girard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Southern View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Leland Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Kincaid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Kincaid is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <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 Tower Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tower Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tower Heights. 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 Tower Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tower Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Tower Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tower Heights ...
Looking for more information about Tower Heights? 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 Tower Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tower Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tower Heights - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Tower Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Tower Heights 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. |
| <5> | 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. |