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 Baldwin (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 Baldwin. 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.
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 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 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.
Baldwin 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 Baldwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baldwin:
- Cook County (The home county of Baldwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Capri Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Palatine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Grove Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Fairfax Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Barrington Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- New Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Itasca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medinah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Wood Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bensenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Stream
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- East Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carpentersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- South Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pingree Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowes Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Plato Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kildeer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lake Zurich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Aptakisic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Prairie View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- North Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Hawthorn Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lake Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Oakwood Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Island Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Algonquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Holiday Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Crystal Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Winston Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Benet Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Fossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Lake Shangrila
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Camp Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Pleasant Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Salem Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Twin Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fox River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Woodworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Paddock Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- Genoa City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baldwin, see our County-by-County Page for Baldwin.
Cemeteries Near Baldwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baldwin.
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 Baldwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baldwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shalom Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Randhill Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Circle of Life Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Zurich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Baldwin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baldwin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baldwin, with the one closest to Baldwin listed first.
- Palatine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Zurich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aptakisic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Prairie View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Gilmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Schaumburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Half Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Diamond Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Leithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baldwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baldwin.
Newspapers Published in Baldwin ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baldwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baldwin, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baldwin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Baldwin:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Kenosha County
- Walworth 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> | 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 Baldwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baldwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |