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Welcome to Kankakee ...

Kankakee is located in LaPorte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kankakee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

When the people of Kankakee refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kankakeean<2>

Kankakee is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Kankakee (for example, toward Lakeville), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Kankakee: 219

Communities Also Named Kankakee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kankakee - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Kankakee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kankakee ...

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

Adding Kankakee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kankakee 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 (so far) for Kankakee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kankakee post office opened in 1832. The Kankakee post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kankakee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Kankakee refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Kankakee may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kankakee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/