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 Eastwood Manor (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 Eastwood Manor. 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 Eastwood Manor ...
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 Eastwood Manor: Eastwood Mnr.
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 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 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.
Eastwood Manor is located in McHenry 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 McHenry County: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Kenosha (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Eastwood Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastwood Manor:
- McHenry County (The home county of Eastwood Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Lakemoor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- McCullom Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Pistakee Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Ringwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Island Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Bull Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Capron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Garden Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Poplar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Herbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Palatine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Fairfax Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Rolling Meadows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- New Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Roselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Medinah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Itasca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Wood Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Stream
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Carpentersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- East Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gilberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hampshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pingree Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Plato
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Bowes Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Volo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Long Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Monaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Camp Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Benet Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Fox River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Powers Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Salem Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Slades Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paddock Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Fossland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Woodworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Browns Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Eagle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Waterford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Sturtevant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Genoa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Zenda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lake Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Lake Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Voree ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastwood Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Eastwood Manor.
Cemeteries Near Eastwood Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastwood Manor.
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 Eastwood Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastwood Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patrick Countryside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Volo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ringwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Ortend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holcombville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carr - Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Eastwood Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastwood Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastwood Manor, with the one closest to Eastwood Manor listed first.
- Johnsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Volo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ringwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Solon Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Fox Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hainesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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 Eastwood Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastwood Manor.
Newspapers Published in Eastwood Manor ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastwood Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastwood Manor, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastwood Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Eastwood Manor:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to McHenry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Walworth 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> | 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 Eastwood Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eastwood Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |