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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 Channahon (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 Channahon. 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 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.

Channahon is primarily located in Grundy County. A portion of Channahon extends into Will 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 Grundy County: Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Livingston & Will.

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

  • Grundy County     (The home county of Channahon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Minooka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Minooka is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <1>
    • Sand Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Carbon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Carbon Hill is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Claypool
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Claypool is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Gaslight Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaslight Village is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Morris is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
    • Coal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Diamond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Diamond is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Centerville was located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Central City is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Braceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mazon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mazon is also located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <1>
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Lemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orland Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinley Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Matteson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Palos Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burr Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Club Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Richton Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palos Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palos Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Sandwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Somonauk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Franks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Eola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tedens was located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Woodridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Naperville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Darien
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
    • Warrenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Willowbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Downers Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ford County
    • Cabery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • North Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Big Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Batavia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Essex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bonfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Reddick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Goodrich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Bourbonnais
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manteno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Herscher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Limestone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Plattville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Lisbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Oswego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Millbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Plano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Little Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Stavanger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
    • Millington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Seneca is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
      • Seneca has also been known as:
      • Crotty
      • Seneca village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marseilles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Serena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Blakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Blakes is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
    • Wedron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ransom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Baker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Baker is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Leland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Dwight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <1>
    • Cardiff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Sunbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Campus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Adams ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams was located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Budd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Channahon, with the one closest to Channahon listed first.
    • Blodgett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blodgett is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Shorewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Rockdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Preston Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Preston Heights is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
    • Braidwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lawns
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Joliet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
    • Crest Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Channahon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Channahon.

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 Channahon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dresden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willard Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Aux Sable Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McCune Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
    • The McCune Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Elwood.
    • The McCune Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Asparagus Road Cemetery
    • Jackson Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437050 <2>
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Troutman Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Channahon had a population of 334 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Channahon had a population of 13,409 people.

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

  • Divine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Divine is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
  • Minooka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Minooka is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <1>
  • Sand Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Blodgett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blodgett is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
  • Drummond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Drummond is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Lorenzo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenzo is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Millsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millsdale is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
  • White Willow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Willow was located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morris is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
  • Elwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coal City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Diamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Diamond is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <1>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Braidwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Caton Farm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Caton Farm is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm

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

Newspapers Published in Channahon ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Channahon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Channahon, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Channahon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Channahon:

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 Channahon, 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' (or 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- Channahon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.