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Welcome to Whiskey Point ...

Whiskey Point is located in Cook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whiskey Point: Whiskey Pt.

Whiskey Point is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Whiskey Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whiskey Point - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whiskey Point.

Communities near Whiskey Point ...

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

  • Chicago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cicero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Schaumburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Skokie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Des Plaines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 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 Whiskey Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whiskey Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiskey Point ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiskey Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.