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 East Garfield 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 East Garfield 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 East Garfield 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Garfield Park: E. Garfield 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.
East Garfield Park 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 East Garfield Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Garfield Park:
- Cook County (The home county of East Garfield Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- West Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Cicero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swede Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carl Sandburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Hinsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Bensenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Oak Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Villa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- York Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Westmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Braeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lincolnshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Lake Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Bloomfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Frankfort Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Romeoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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 East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Griffith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Duneland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Garfield Park, see our County-by-County Page for East Garfield Park.
Cemeteries Near East Garfield Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Garfield 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 East Garfield Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Garfield Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Couch Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wunder's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
- The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Getty Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joseph and Sons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <2>
- Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
- The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
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 East Garfield Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Garfield Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Garfield Park, with the one closest to East Garfield Park listed first.
- Humboldt Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Central Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
- Mandell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mandell is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
- Simons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Crawford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Corwith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corwith is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Austin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Garfield Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Garfield Park.
Newspapers Published in East Garfield 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Garfield Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Garfield Park, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Garfield Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 East Garfield Park:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will County
- Lake 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 East Garfield Park, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Garfield Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |