RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Cook County >> Archer Heights >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

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 Archer Heights (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 Archer Heights. 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 Archer Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Archer Heights: Archer Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Archer Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Archer Heights.

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 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.

Archer Heights is located in Cook 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 Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI).

Below are the counties that are near Archer Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Archer Heights:

  • Cook County     (The home county of Archer Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • West Elsdon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • West Elsdon is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elsdon
    • Cicero
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stickney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • New City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • New City is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • LaVergne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • LaVergne is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
    • Chicago Lawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
    • Canaryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Canaryville is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaryville
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Berwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Berwyn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
    • Burbank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bedford Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • Hinsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Elmhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
    • Clarendon Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Utopia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Westmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Darien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Villa Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • York Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • York Center is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Batavia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Charles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • Braeside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
    • Ravinia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Deerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Riverwoods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bannockburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Highwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aptakisic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
    • Prairie View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Deer Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • Goodings Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
    • Homer Glen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Winston Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort Square
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
    • Bloomfield Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Mokena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lockport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Romeoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.
    • Whiting
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Chicago
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Hessville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Munster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
    • Gary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
    • Griffith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Ross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Schererville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter County (IN)
    • Ogden Dunes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Archer Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Archer Heights.

Cemeteries Near Archer Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Archer Heights.

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 Archer Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Archer Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.

  • Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joseph and Sons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
    • The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resurrection Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107652 <2>
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (362 more) ...
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hodgkins.
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107905 <2>
    • Bethania 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.<3>

While we didn't find Archer Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Archer Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Archer Heights, with the one closest to Archer Heights listed first.

  • Elsdon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elsdon is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsdon
  • Glendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glendale is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Brighton Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brighton Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
  • Corwith
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Corwith is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
  • Crawford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crawford is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Chicago Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
  • South Lynn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lynn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lynn
  • Clyde
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • LaVergne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • LaVergne is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
  • Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mandell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mandell is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
  • Forest Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hill is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Englewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Englewood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Berwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Berwyn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Archer Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Archer Heights.

Newspapers Published in Archer Heights ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Archer Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Archer Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Archer Heights.

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 either 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 Archer Heights:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Archer Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Archer Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.