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 Ellsworth (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 Ellsworth. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellsworth:
- Cook County (The home county of Ellsworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Elmwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunning
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- River Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cragin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Harwood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Norridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Oak Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Bensenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Elmhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Villa Park
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Wood Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- East Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Carpentersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooseheart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- North Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Kendall County
- Boulder Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Braeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Highland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riverwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Bannockburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Deer Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Algonquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Bloomfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Homer Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Romeoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Fairmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Normantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Whiting
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellsworth, see our County-by-County Page for Ellsworth.
Cemeteries Near Ellsworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth.
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 Ellsworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellsworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Irving Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Irving Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
- The Irving Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106325 <2>
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
- The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park Cemetery
- The Rosemont Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
- The Elmwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Ellsworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellsworth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Mont Clare
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mont Clare is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Dunning
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- River Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cragin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Hermosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Franklin Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humboldt Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Pacific Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Irving Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.
Newspapers Published in Ellsworth ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth.
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 websites either 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 Ellsworth:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry 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 Ellsworth, 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' (or 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- Ellsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |