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 Country Hills (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 Country Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Country Hills 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 Country Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Hills:
- Will County (The home county of Country Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Monee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peotone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Steger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brisbane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Richton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Chicago Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flossmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tinley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazel Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sauk Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Hazel Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Channahon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Braceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clarke City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sand Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- East Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Gardner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Chebanse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Manteno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Bourbonnais
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Momence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Kankakee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Illiana Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Limestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Jasper County (IN)
- Forest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Dyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Munster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Lake Dalecarlia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Griffith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County (IN)
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Country Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Country Hills.
Cemeteries Near Country Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Hills.
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 Country Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108636 <3>
- Schlem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monee.
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108073 <3>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyline Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Skyline Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108271 <3>
- Peotone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peotone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Peotone.
- The Peotone Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peotone Public Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184343 <3>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twining Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Garden Greenview Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Manhattan.
- The Green Garden Greenview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Garden Methodist Cemetery
- Green Garden UMC Cemetery
- Greengarden Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #238337 <3>
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Walnut Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Monee.
- The Black Walnut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287816 <3>
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Country Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Country Hills, with the one closest to Country Hills listed first.
- Monee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peotone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Mokena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Brisbane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tinley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Country Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Hills.
Newspapers Published in Country Hills ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Hills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Country Hills:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Newton County
- Porter 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Country Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |