Welcome to Wacker ...

Wacker is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wacker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Wacker is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wacker: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Wacker ...

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

• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Wacker to Clinton
• Morrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Fulton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Savanna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savanna
  • From Wacker to Savanna
• Mount Carroll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Carroll
  • From Wacker to Mount Carroll
• Lanark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lanark
  • From Wacker to Lanark
• Milledgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milledgeville
  • From Wacker to Milledgeville
• Preston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Pearl City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Pearl City is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pearl City
  • From Wacker to Pearl City
• Hanover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <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 Wacker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wacker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wacker ...

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

Adding Wacker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wacker 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 Wacker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wacker post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wacker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

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