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 Dunes Park (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 Dunes Park. 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 Dunes Park ...
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.
While the name of this community is Dunes Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dunes Park may originally have been Dune's Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dunes Park might be written as Dune Park.
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 and hospitals 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.
Dunes Park 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 Dunes Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunes Park:
- Lake County (The home county of Dunes Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beach Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waukegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- North Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
- Great Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fossland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Glencoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Techny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Northfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winnetka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Lakemoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Island Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Johnsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Solon Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Oakwood Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Prairie Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- McCullom Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Fossland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Kenosha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Lake Shangrila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Woodworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Benet Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Somers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Paddock Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Camp Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Elmwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sturtevant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Racine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Franksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- North Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Wind Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Eagle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Bohners Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Browns Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Genoa City
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunes Park, see our County-by-County Page for Dunes Park.
Cemeteries Near Dunes Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunes Park.
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 Dunes Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunes Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Pineview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore Garden of Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Dunes Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunes Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunes Park, with the one closest to Dunes Park listed first.
- Waukegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Rosecrans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Lake Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Rondout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Truesdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Truesdell is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kenosha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Rollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Grayslake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunes Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunes Park.
Newspapers Published in Dunes Park ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunes Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunes Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunes Park.
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 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 Dunes Park:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Dunes Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Dunes Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |