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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 Bushs Corners (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 Bushs Corners. 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 Bushs Corners ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bushs Corners: Bushs Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Bushs Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bushs Corners may originally have been Bush's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bushs Corners might be written as Bush Corners.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Bushs Corners is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook, McHenry, Allegan (MI), Berrien (MI), Van Buren (MI) & Kenosha (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Bushs Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushs Corners:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Bushs Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Libertyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mundelein
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gages Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Grayslake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Vernon Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mettawa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fremont Center is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Hainesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilmer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmer is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
    • Hawthorn Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Capri Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Capri Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Wheeling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Palatine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Northbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Plum Grove Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
    • Winthrop Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
    • Colonial Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Covenant Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Techny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Itasca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Medinah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Roselle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wood Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bensenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Keeneyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • Bloomingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bartlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cloverdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Glendale Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Carol Stream
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Elmhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Carpentersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Dundee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Gilberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • South Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
    • Coleman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Pingree Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Starks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Starks is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Bowes Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Hampshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Island Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
    • Lakemoor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Pistakee Highlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
    • Fox River Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
    • Johnsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Cary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Barreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Barreville is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
    • Prairie Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
    • Trout Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • McCullom Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Kenosha County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Fossland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Benet Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
    • Lake Shangrila
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
    • Woodworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Camp Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
    • Salem Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
      • Former names for Salem Lakes:
      • Salem
      • Silver Lake
    • Paddock Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Fox River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
    • Kenosha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
    • Paris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Racine County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Bohners Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
    • Elmwood Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Sturtevant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
    • Eagle Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
    • Yorkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Browns Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Walworth County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bushs Corners, with the one closest to Bushs Corners listed first.
    • Genoa City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
    • Pell Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
    • Zenda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
    • Lake Geneva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
    • Voree ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree

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

Cemeteries Near Bushs Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushs Corners.

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 Bushs Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Libertyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rockefeller
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockefeller is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
  • Ivanhoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Diamond Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
  • Leithton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Leithton is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
  • Rondout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rondout is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
  • Grayslake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Center is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
  • Gilmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmer is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Hainesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Half Day
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Half Day is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gurnee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Aptakisic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic

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

Newspapers Published in Bushs Corners ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushs Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushs Corners, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bushs Corners.

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 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 Bushs Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bushs Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Bushs Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.