Welcome to Gurnee ...Gurnee is located in Tioga County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurnee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Gurnee is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gurnee is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Gurnee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Gurnee ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gurnee - they are located in Alabama and Illinois. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gurnee. Communities near Gurnee ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gurnee.
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 Gurnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gurnee. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gurnee. 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 Gurnee. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurnee. See our Newspapers Page for Gurnee. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gurnee ...Looking for more information about Gurnee? 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 Gurnee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gurnee. Adding Gurnee to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gurnee 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 Gurnee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurnee. Footnotes ...
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