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 Channel Lake (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 Channel Lake. 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 Channel Lake ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Channel Lake: Channel Lk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Channel Lake is located in Lake County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Channel Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Channel Lake:
- Lake County (The home county of Channel Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Lake Catherine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
- Fox Lake Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <2>
- Monaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Ingleside is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingleside <2>
- Round Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Heights is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Heights <2>
- Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <2>
- Long Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Millburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Round Lake Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <2>
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <2>
- Barrington Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Capri Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <2>
- Palatine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Palatine is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <2>
- South Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Wheeling is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <2>
- Plum Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Winthrop Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Arlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <2>
- Fairfax Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Hoffman Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
- Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <2>
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Carpentersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <2>
- East Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dundee
- East Dundee is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dundee <2>
- West Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dundee
- West Dundee is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Dundee <2>
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Hollow <2>
- Gilberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Gilberts is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilberts <2>
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pistakee Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Mills
- Solon Mills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon Mills <2>
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Lakemoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemoor
- Lakemoor is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakemoor <2>
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Ringwood is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
- McCullom Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullom Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <2>
- Holiday Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Wonder Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Camp Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Benet Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Lake Shangrila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fox River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Paddock Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Fossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Powers Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Slades Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Union Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bohners Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Browns Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Sturtevant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Elmwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Franksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Genoa City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Voree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lake Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Zenda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Spring Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Lake Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Waukesha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Big Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Mukwonago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Muskego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Eagleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County (WI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Channel Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Channel Lake.
Newspapers Published in Channel Lake ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Channel Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Channel Lake, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Channel Lake.
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 Channel Lake:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McHenry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waukesha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cook County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Lake County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Lake County
Cemeteries Near Channel Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Channel Lake.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Channel Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Lake Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
- Orvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orvis Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Wilmot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmot Cemetery
- English Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Prairie Cemetery
- Wray - Imeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wray - Imeson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wray - Imeson Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Oaks Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
- Sprind Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprind Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprind Grove Cemetery
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- East Fox Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Fox Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fox Lake Cemetery
- Angolian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angolian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angolian Cemetery
- Hosmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosmer Cemetery
- East Fox Lake Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Channel Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Channel Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Channel Lake, with the one closest to Channel Lake listed first.
- Grass Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Loon Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
- Camp Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <2>
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Fox River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Mills
- Solon Mills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon Mills <2>
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- Rollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Millburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Rollins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Channel Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Channel Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Channel Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Channel Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Channel Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4786, Longitude: -88.1376 In this case, the coordinates for Channel Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Channel Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |