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 Big Run Acres (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 Big Run Acres. 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 Big Run Acres ...
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.
Another variation: Bigrun Acres.
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 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 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.
Big Run Acres 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 Big Run Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Run Acres:
- Cook County (The home county of Big Run Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Lemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palos Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palos Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Head Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Palos Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Countryside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- Sandwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Naperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Minooka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Claypool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Batavia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooseheart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Campton Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
- Big Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County
- Manteno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Salle County
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Bloomfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Romeoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bolingbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Winston Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Homer Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- East Joliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Crest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Munster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Whiting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Chicago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Hartsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Run Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Big Run Acres.
Cemeteries Near Big Run Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Run Acres.
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 Big Run Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Run Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Danish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bronson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Runyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lockport South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lockport South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
- The Lockport South Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lockport Catholic Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289328 <2>
- Lockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Homer Glen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104889 <2>
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolingbrook.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barber's Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208243 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Big Run Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Run Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Run Acres, with the one closest to Big Run Acres listed first.
- Romeo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Lemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Goodings Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Sag Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Coynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- East Joliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Lace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- New Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Run Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Run Acres.
Newspapers Published in Big Run Acres ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Run Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Run Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Run Acres.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Big Run Acres:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Will County
- Lake 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Run Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Big Run Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |