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 Armour Square (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 Armour Square. 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 Armour Square ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Armour Square: Armour Sq. (or less commonly used: Armour Sqr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Armour Square 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 Armour Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Armour Square:
- Cook County (The home county of Armour Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Canaryville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canaryville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaryville
- Chicago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grant Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Swede Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Washington Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carl Sandburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Brookdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Chicago Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Hinsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Willowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bensenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Westmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Villa Park
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Braeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Riverwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lincolnshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Lake Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Frankfort Square
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Steger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Mokena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crete
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hessville
(19 miles [30.6 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 south)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Dyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hartsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Duneland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Griffith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village of Gary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Woodland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Portage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Burns Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dune Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Armour Square, see our County-by-County Page for Armour Square.
Cemeteries Near Armour Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armour Square.
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 Armour Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Armour Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Couch Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wunder's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
- The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Getty Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joseph and Sons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Armour Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Armour Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Armour Square, with the one closest to Armour Square listed first.
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Chicago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brighton Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
- Hyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Corwith is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- South Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Lynn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lynn
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Park Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Manor is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Manor
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Elsdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elsdon is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsdon
- Chicago Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Armour Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armour Square.
Newspapers Published in Armour Square ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armour Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armour Square, 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 Armour Square.
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 helpful 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 Armour Square:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will County
- Lake County
- Porter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Armour Square, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Armour Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |