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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 Blackberry 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 Blackberry 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.

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 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.

Blackberry Acres 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 Blackberry Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackberry Acres:

  • Kane County     (The home county of Blackberry Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Kaneville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Elburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Aurora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Lily Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Campton Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Wasco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Virgil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bonnie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Batavia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Herbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Garden Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Hanover Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Streamwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoffman Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • South Barrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Barrington is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
    • Schaumburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrington Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
    • Elk Grove Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
    • Plum Grove Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
    • Rolling Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Hinckley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Franks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • De Kalb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Elva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
    • Sandwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Charter Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Somonauk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • West Chicago
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Eola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
    • Warrenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Winfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carol Stream
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Naperville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wheaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Keeneyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • Glen Ellyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Nettle Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
    • Minooka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sand Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Little Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boulder Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Plano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Yorkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oswego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Millbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Plattville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Millington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Leland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Baker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Serena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blakes is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Barrington
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Lee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Paw Paw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
    • Paw Paw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Radley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Radley is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
    • Steward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Huntley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Algonquin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Trout Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Marengo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
    • Fox River Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Oakwood Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Creston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.
    • Normantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Normantown is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Plainfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Winston Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Bloomfield Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Romeoville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Crystal Lawns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Shorewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crest Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackberry Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackberry 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 Blackberry Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.

  • Kaneville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lance Souders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Souders Cemetery
    • The Lance Souders Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lance - Sounders Family Cemetery
  • Blackberry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Gall Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Community Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Big Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Welch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Blackberry Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackberry Acres.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackberry Acres, with the one closest to Blackberry Acres listed first.

  • Kaneville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bald Mound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bald Mound is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mound
  • Big Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Aurora is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Wasco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lily Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Maple Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinckley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Batavia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Richardson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Richardson is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Blackberry 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackberry Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackberry Acres, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackberry Acres.

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 websites either 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 Blackberry Acres:

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 Blackberry Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Blackberry Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.