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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 Side (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 Side. 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.

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 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.

East Side is located in Cook County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Side. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Side:

  • Cook County     (The home county of East Side)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • South Chicago
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Calumet Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hegewisch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hegewisch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
      • Hegewisch is located in Cook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hegewisch
      • From East Side to Hegewisch
    • Pullman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chatham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnham
      • From East Side to Burnham
    • Gano
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
      • Gano is located in Cook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gano
      • From East Side to Gano
    • Calumet City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Calumet Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Park
      • Calumet Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet Park <2>
    • Dolton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
      • Dolton is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolton <2>
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Hinsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <2>
    • Clarendon Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Hills
      • Clarendon Hills is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon Hills <2>
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darien <2>
    • Oak Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook
      • Oak Brook is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Brook <2>
    • Westmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
      • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <2>
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Brook Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • South Elmhurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Utopia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Villa Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • Downers Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Steger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Willowbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Will County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <2>
    • Crete
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <2>
    • Frankfort Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
    • University Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <2>
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Mokena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
      • Mokena is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokena <2>
    • Goodings Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodings Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
    • Goodenow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Monee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • 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 <2>
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilletts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilletts
      • From East Side to Gilletts
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Whiting
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
    • East Chicago
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hessville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Munster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <2>
    • Gary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ross
      • From East Side to Ross
    • Duneland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duneland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
      • Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
    • New Elliott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Ogden Dunes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
      • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
    • Willow Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
      • Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
    • Portage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Harbor
      • Burns Harbor is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Harbor <2>
    • Dune Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dune Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
      • Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Wheeler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
    • South Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
      • South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
    • Babcock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Babcock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
      • Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Babcock
      • From East Side to Babcock
    • Porter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chesterton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Shores
      • Beverly Shores is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Shores <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Side, see our County-by-County Page for East Side.

Cemeteries Near East Side ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Side.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Side covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.

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 East Side in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Side.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.

  • South Chicago
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stony Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pullman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hegewisch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hegewisch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
    • Hegewisch is located in Cook County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hegewisch
    • From East Side to Hegewisch
  • Whiting
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
  • Cheltenham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
    • Cheltenham is located in Cook County
  • Kensington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Kensington is located in Cook County
  • Burnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Burnham is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burnham
    • From East Side to Burnham
  • South Shore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
    • South Shore is located in Cook County
  • Parkside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
    • Parkside is located in Cook County
  • Grand Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
  • Roseland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gano
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
      • Gano is located in Cook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gano
      • From East Side to Gano
    • Brookdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Cook County
    • Brookline
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Cook County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Side. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Side.

Newspapers Published in East Side ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Side.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Side, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Side.

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 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 East Side:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Side. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<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 East Side, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7065, Longitude: -87.5353    









 

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