Welcome to Wonder Center ...

Wonder Center is located in McHenry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wonder Center: Wonder Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wonder Cen., Wonder Cent. or Wonder Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wonder Center for more information about variations on the name of Wonder Center.

Wonder Center is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wonder Center ...

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

• Crystal Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <3>
• Carpentersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <3>
• Mundelein
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <3>
• Algonquin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <3>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <3>
• Huntley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntley is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <3>
• McHenry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <3>
• Round Lake Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <3>
• Woodstock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <3>
• Grayslake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <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 Wonder Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wonder Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wonder Center ...

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