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 Binnie Lakes (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 Binnie Lakes. 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 Binnie Lakes ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Binnie Lakes: Binnie Lks.
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.
Binnie Lakes is located in Kane 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 Kane County: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Binnie Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Binnie Lakes:
- Kane County (The home county of Binnie Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- West Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pingree Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Bowes Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Plato Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Garden Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Capron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Poplar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- South Barrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Streamwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hanover Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schaumburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Capri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Palatine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Fairfax Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Cortland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Hinckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Ingalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Roselle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Chicago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Stream
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Medinah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Oswego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Lake Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- North Barrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Tower Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Zurich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wauconda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kildeer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Hawthorn Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Volo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Algonquin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Crystal Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox River Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Oakwood Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Prairie Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Terra Cotta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Barreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Benet Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Camp Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Powers Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Genoa City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Zenda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Big Foot Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Pell Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Binnie Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Binnie Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Binnie Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Binnie Lakes.
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 Binnie Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Binnie Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
- The Dundee Twp. Cemetery West has also been known as:
- Dundee Twp. West Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntlet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spicer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
- The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stark's Cemetery
- Udina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <3>
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Village of Algonquin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Binnie Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Binnie Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Binnie Lakes, with the one closest to Binnie Lakes listed first.
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- McQueen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McQueen is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
- Carpentersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pingree Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Almora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Almora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Algonquin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Udina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Udina is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina
- North Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coyne is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plato Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsdale is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Binnie Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Binnie Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Binnie Lakes ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Binnie Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Binnie Lakes, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Binnie Lakes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Binnie Lakes:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry 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> | 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- Binnie Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Binnie Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |