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 Drexel Estate (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 Drexel Estate. 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 Drexel Estate ...
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 Drexel Estate: Drexel Est.
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 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 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.
Drexel Estate is located in Cook 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 Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Drexel Estate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drexel Estate:
- Cook County (The home county of Drexel Estate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Englewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Chicago Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Washington Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- West Elsdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Elsdon is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elsdon
- South Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- Brookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Canaryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaryville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaryville
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grant Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Hinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Oak Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Utopia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Villa Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Downers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Braeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Deerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Frankfort Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Homer Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
- Homer Glen has also been known as:
- Homer Glen village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
- Mokena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Steger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- University Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Whiting
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Munster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Gary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
- Griffith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Duneland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- New Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Woodland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Burns Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drexel Estate, see our County-by-County Page for Drexel Estate.
Cemeteries Near Drexel Estate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drexel Estate.
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 Drexel Estate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drexel Estate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ever Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107055 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alsip.
- The Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106228 <2>
- Chapel Hills Gardens South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Restvale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restvale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restvale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alsip.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107649 <2>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Drexel Estate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drexel Estate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drexel Estate, with the one closest to Drexel Estate listed first.
- South Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Lynn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lynn
- Chicago Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Englewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- South Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- Auburn Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Park
- Park Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Manor is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Manor
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elsdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elsdon is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsdon
- Brainerd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brainerd is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Grand Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brighton Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
- Brookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Corwith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corwith is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drexel Estate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drexel Estate.
Newspapers Published in Drexel Estate ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drexel Estate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drexel Estate, 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 Drexel Estate.
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 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 Drexel Estate:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will County
- Lake 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> | 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 Drexel Estate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Drexel Estate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |