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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Allens Corners (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Allens Corners. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Allens Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Allens Corners: Allens Cors.
- While the name of this community is Allens Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Allens Corners may originally have been Allen's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Allens Corners might be written as Allen Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allens Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allens Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Allens Corners is located in Kane County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kane County: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Allens Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allens Corners:
- Kane County (The home county of Allens Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Hampshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Starks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Pingree Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Plato Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowes Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carpentersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Herbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Garden Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Irene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Capron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- South Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Streamwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hanover Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schaumburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Palatine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Capri Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Fairfax Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Cortland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clare
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- West Chicago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Keeneyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Carol Stream
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Roselle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medinah
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Little Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boulder Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oswego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Port Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- North Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Tower Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wauconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Zurich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kildeer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Volo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Hawthorn Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Huntley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Algonquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Trout Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Fox River Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Cotta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Ogle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Monroe Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Creston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Cherry Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- North Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- New Millford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Big Foot Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Genoa City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Zenda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Walworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allens Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Allens Corners.
Cemeteries Near Allens Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allens Corners.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allens Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allens Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Doty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Starks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
- The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stark's Cemetery
- St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Plato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntlet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Udina Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <3>
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Allens Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allens Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allens Corners, with the one closest to Allens Corners listed first.
- Hampshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pingree Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Plato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Huntley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plato Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McQueen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McQueen is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
- Freeman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Udina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Udina is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coyne is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Almora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Almora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Charter Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allens Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allens Corners.
Newspapers Published in Allens Corners ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allens Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allens Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allens Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Allens Corners:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Ogle County
- Winnebago County
- Walworth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allens Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allens Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |