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 occur.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Channel Lake 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 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)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Long Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Millburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Round Lake Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venetian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- 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)
- Barrington Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Capri Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Arlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Hoffman Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- East Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakemoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Wonder Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- 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 <1>
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- 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)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Benet Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 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
- Fox River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Paddock Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Fossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Powers Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Slades Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- 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)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Saint Martins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- 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)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Browns Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Sturtevant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Elmwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Franksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- 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)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zenda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Spring Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Lake Como
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Bowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Williams Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- 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)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Mukwonago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Muskego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Tess Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Eagleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Channel Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Channel Lake.
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.
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 Channel Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wray - Imeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprind Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- East Fox Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angolian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
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)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Loon Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camp Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Fox River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Salem Lakes
(5 miles [8 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
- Bassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Millburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
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.
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]<3>. 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 first visit 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 Channel Lake:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Channel Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |