Welcome to West Elsdon ...

West Elsdon is located in Cook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Elsdon: W. Elsdon

West Elsdon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Elsdon ...

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

• Chicago
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicago
  • From West Elsdon to Chicago
• Cicero
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cicero
  • From West Elsdon to Cicero
• Hammond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Elsdon to Hammond
• Bolingbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
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  • From West Elsdon to Bolingbrook
• Evanston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <3>
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  • From West Elsdon to Evanston
• Skokie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
• Des Plaines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Des Plaines
  • From West Elsdon to Des Plaines
• Orland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From West Elsdon to Orland Park
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Elsdon ...

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