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Welcome to Wedges Corner ...

Wedges Corner is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wedges Corner: Wedges Cor. (or less commonly used: Wedges Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wedges Corner for more information about variations on the name of Wedges Corner.

Wedges Corner is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wedges Corner: 847 & 224<3>

Communities near Wedges Corner ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Palatine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Northbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mundelein
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gurnee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Chicago is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 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 Wedges Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wedges Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wedges Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wedges Corner - 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Wedges Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Wedges Corner 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.