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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 Claridge Estates (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 Claridge Estates. 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 Claridge Estates ...

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 Claridge Estates: Claridge Ests.

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 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.

Claridge Estates is located in 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 Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).

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

  • Will County     (The home county of Claridge Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Bloomfield Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Winston Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Colonial Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Romeoville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Normantown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Normantown is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Plainfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walker is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Crystal Lawns
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Crest Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fairmont is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Lemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burr Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Willow Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Indian Head Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Countryside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Western Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Justice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Orland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Palos Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hodgkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • La Grange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Sandwich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hinckley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Franks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • Somonauk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Woodridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Naperville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tedens is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Lisle
      (7 miles [11.3 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>
    • Darien
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Downers Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheaton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Minooka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Channahon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sand Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Claypool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gaslight Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Carbon Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Coal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Nettle Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Geneva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Charles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonnie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Campton Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
      • Campton Hills has also been known as:
      • Campton Hills village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
    • Coleman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Wasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claridge Estates, with the one closest to Claridge Estates listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Montgomery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Plattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Yorkville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Plano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Millbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Little Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Newark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle County
    • Millington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Claridge Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claridge Estates.

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 Claridge Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Boardman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ressurection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolingbrook.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barber's Corner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208243 <2>
  • Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Naperville
    • The Wheatland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wheatland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108827 <2>
  • Bronson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Naperville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (418 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>

While we didn't find Claridge Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Claridge Estates.

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

  • Romeo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Romeo is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Naperville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lemont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Normantown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Lockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tedens ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tedens is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
  • Lisle
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Frontenac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontenac is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Coynes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coynes is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
  • Lace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lace is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Eola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sag Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge

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

Newspapers Published in Claridge Estates ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claridge Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claridge Estates, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claridge Estates.

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 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 Claridge Estates:

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 Claridge Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.