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Welcome to Wanlock ...

Wanlock is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wanlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Wanlock is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wanlock: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Wanlock ...

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

  • Rock Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
  • Coal Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
  • Andalusia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alexis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodhull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wanlock ...

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

Adding Wanlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wanlock 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 Wanlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wanlock post office opened in 1895. The Wanlock post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wanlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wanlock - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Wanlock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Wanlock 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/