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 Burr Ridge (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 Burr Ridge. 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 Burr Ridge ...
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 Burr Ridge: Burr Rdg. (or less commonly used: Burr Rdge. or Burr Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burr Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burr Ridge.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Burr Ridge is primarily located in Cook County. A portion of Burr Ridge extends into DuPage 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 Burr Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burr Ridge:
- Cook County (The home county of Burr Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Indian Head Park
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Western Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Willowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarendon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Oak Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Utopia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Lisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- York Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Minooka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mooseheart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- 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
- South Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Buffalo Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Braeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Ravinia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Riverwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bannockburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kildeer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Goodings Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Bolingbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Homer Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Romeoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Cherry Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Crest Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Joliet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Griffith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schererville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burr Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Burr Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Burr Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burr Ridge.
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 Burr Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burr Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hodgkins.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107905 <2>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James at Sag Bridge Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Archer Woods Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lithuanian National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104715 <2>
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
- The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resurrection Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107652 <2>
- LaGrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Burr Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burr Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burr Ridge, with the one closest to Burr Ridge listed first.
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Clarendon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Sag Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Western Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fullersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Lemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Downers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Worth
(7 miles [11.3 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 Burr Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burr Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Burr Ridge ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burr Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burr Ridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burr Ridge.
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 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 Burr Ridge:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kendall 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 Burr Ridge, 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- Burr Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |