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 Meadows (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 Meadows. 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 Country Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Country Meadows: Country Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Country Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Country Meadows.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Meadows 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 Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Meadows:
- Will County (The home county of Country Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goodenow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peotone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Richton Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Park Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Chicago Heights
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Olympia Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chicago Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flossmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sauk Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazel Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarendon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Channahon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iroquois County
- Chebanse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Manteno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Sherburnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Momence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Illinoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Bourbonnais
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Sun River Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Kankakee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jasper County (IN)
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 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 Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Dyer
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Munster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hessville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Porter Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Woodland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Boone Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Portage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Country Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Country Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Country Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Meadows.
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 Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Skyline Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Schlem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crete.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108588 <2>
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crete Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crete Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Crete.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335374 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- St. Anne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Country Meadows, with the one closest to Country Meadows listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodenow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sollitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Eagle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tinley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klaasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Country Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Country Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Country Meadows ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Meadows, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Meadows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Country Meadows:
- 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> | 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> | 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- Country Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |