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 Dunn Corners (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 Dunn Corners. 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 Dunn Corners ...
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 Dunn Corners: Dunn Cors.
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 and hospitals 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.
Dunn Corners 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 Dunn Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunn Corners:
- Lake County (The home county of Dunn Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Fossland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Old Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lindenhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Beach Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Venetian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Channel Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Wheeling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Covenant Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Prospect Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Techny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Carpentersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ringwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Island Lake
(17 miles [27.4 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
- McCullom Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Fossland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Benet Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Woodworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Pleasant Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Salem Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Paddock Lake
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Kenosha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Fox River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Milwaukee County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Union Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Oak Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Saint Martins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- South Milwaukee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Union Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Sturtevant
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Elmwood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bohners Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Eagle Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Franksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Browns Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Genoa City
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lake Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Spring Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Zenda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lake Como
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Waukesha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Muskego
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dunn Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Dunn Corners.
Cemeteries Near Dunn Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunn Corners.
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 Dunn Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dunn Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Bristol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bristol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Angolian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Dunn Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunn Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dunn Corners, with the one closest to Dunn Corners listed first.
- Rosecrans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Lake Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Pleasant Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Grass Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Rollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
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- Truesdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truesdell is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
- Salem Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Gurnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dunn Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunn Corners.
Newspapers Published in Dunn Corners ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunn Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunn Corners, 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 Dunn Corners.
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 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 Dunn Corners:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunn Corners) 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 Dunn Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |