Welcome to Wichert ...

Wichert is located in Kankakee County<1>.

The location of Wichert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Wichert: WITCH-ert<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wichert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Wichert is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Wichert (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Wichert: (815) & (779)<5>

Websites for Wichert ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Wichert ...

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

• Kankakee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <6>
• Bourbonnais
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <6>
• Bradley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <6>
• Manteno
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <6>
• Watseka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <6>
• Peotone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone
  • Peotone is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peotone <6>
• Momence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <6>
• Limestone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <6>
• Grant Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
  • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 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 Wichert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wichert.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wichert ...

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

Adding Wichert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wichert 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 Wichert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wichert post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wichert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wichert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov