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 Bricktown (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 Bricktown. 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.
Bricktown 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 Bricktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bricktown:
- Cook County (The home county of Bricktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bowmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Buena Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- West Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Albany Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albany Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
- Carl Sandburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Bensenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Hinsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Villa Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Wood Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Utopia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- York Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Clarendon Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Itasca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Braeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bannockburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lincolnshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Lake Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Bolingbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bloomfield Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Homer Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Frankfort Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Romeoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Whiting
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hessville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bricktown, see our County-by-County Page for Bricktown.
Cemeteries Near Bricktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bricktown.
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 Bricktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bricktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wunder's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
- The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Getty Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Mausoleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Couch Mausoleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The Bohemian National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <2>
- Montrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <2>
- St. Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chicago.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105009 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Bricktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bricktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bricktown, with the one closest to Bricktown listed first.
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cuyler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cuyler is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avondale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hermosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Bowmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Simons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simons is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Buena Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- Ravenswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Summerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Irving Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Humboldt Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bricktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bricktown.
Newspapers Published in Bricktown ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bricktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bricktown, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bricktown.
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 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 Bricktown:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake 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> | 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 Bricktown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bricktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |