Welcome to Armsby ...
So far, we found very little information about Armsby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Armsby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Armsby, please Contact Us.
Armsby would have been located within present day McHenry County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Armsby is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Armsby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Armsby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armsby.
- Crystal Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Lake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
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 Armsby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armsby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armsby. 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 Armsby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armsby. See our Newspapers Page for Armsby.
Adding Armsby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Armsby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Armsby was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Armsby.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Armsby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Armsby - 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. |