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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 Bay View Gardens (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 Bay View Gardens. 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 Bay View Gardens ...

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.

Another variation: Bayview Gardens.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bay View Gardens: Bay Vw. Gdns. (or less commonly used: Bay Vw. Gardns., Bay Vw. Grdens. or Bay Vw. Grdns.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford 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 Woodford County: La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria & Tazewell.

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

  • Woodford County     (The home county of Bay View Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Spring Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Germantown Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Metamora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Washburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roanoke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Secor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Congerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • El Paso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bureau County
    • Milo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Farmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Breeds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
    • Banner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brereton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Norris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Yates City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Williamsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Rutland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Lacon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Sparland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • La Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Varna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Toluca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Wenona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • Manito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Carlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Danvers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
    • Stanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Mossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Keller
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Keller is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Peoria Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chillicothe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • Peoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Orange Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Hallock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Pottstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
    • West Peoria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Putnam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McNabb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Speer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Modena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • West Jersey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Toulon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.
    • Harvard Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
    • Trailpark Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
    • Beverly Manor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
    • Robein
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Robein is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
    • Sunnyland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Farmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
      • Former name for East Peoria:
      • Hilton
    • Highway Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
    • Caldwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
    • Gardena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gardena is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Cooper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper

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

Cemeteries Near Bay View Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay View Gardens.

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 Bay View Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.

  • Spring Bay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Winkler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Haedicke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Partridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ficht Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Salle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Springdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hartman Cemetery
    • Lone Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Bay View Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay View Gardens.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay View Gardens, with the one closest to Bay View Gardens listed first.

  • Spring Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Mossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Keller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Peoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
  • Metamora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chillicothe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunlap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Farmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hallock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock

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

Newspapers Published in Bay View Gardens ...

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 334 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay View Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay View Gardens, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay View Gardens.

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 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 Bay View Gardens:

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 Bay View Gardens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bay View Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.