Welcome to Wempletown ...
Wempletown is located in Winnebago County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wempletown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Wempletown is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wempletown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wempletown: 815 & 779<3>
Communities near Wempletown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wempletown.
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loves Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
- Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <4>
- Machesney Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
- South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <4>
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Wempletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wempletown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wempletown. 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 Wempletown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wempletown. See our Newspapers Page for Wempletown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wempletown ...
Looking for more information about Wempletown? 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 Wempletown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wempletown.
Adding Wempletown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wempletown 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 Wempletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Wempletown post office opened in 1887.
We also found Wempletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wempletown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wempletown - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Wempletown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Wempletown 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |