Welcome to Tuscola ...The city of Tuscola is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County. The pronunciation of Tuscola: tuhs-KOH-lah<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuscola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tuscola for more information about variations on the name of Tuscola. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tuscola has a population of 4,359 people<3> (see below for details). Tuscola is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Tuscola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Tuscola (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Tuscola: 217 & 447<5> The ZIP code for Tuscola: 61953<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tuscola had an population of 4,359 people. This is a decrease of 2.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tuscola had a population of 4,480 people (or 22.42% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Tuscola the county's most populous community. The population of Tuscola represents 0.03% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 348th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,480 people, the population of Tuscola has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,448 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tuscola. Communities Also Named Tuscola ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tuscola - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tuscola. Communities near Tuscola ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tuscola.
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 Tuscola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tuscola. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tuscola. 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 Tuscola. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuscola. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tuscola. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuscola ...Looking for more information about Tuscola? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Tuscola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tuscola. Adding Tuscola to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tuscola 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 (so far) for Tuscola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuscola. Footnotes ...
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