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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 Forest View (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 Forest View. 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 Forest View ...

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 Forest View: Forest Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest View.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Forest View 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 Forest View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest View:

  • Cook County     (The home county of Forest View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Stickney
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • LaVergne
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • LaVergne is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
    • Riverside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedford Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Elsdon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • West Elsdon is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elsdon
    • Berwyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Berwyn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
    • Cicero
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Riverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Riverside is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Riverside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,346 people
    • Brookfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • McCook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Hinsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • South Elmhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
    • Clarendon Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elmhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Utopia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Westmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Villa Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • Darien
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Downers Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Batavia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mooseheart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Saint Charles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Montgomery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Braeside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
    • Deerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ravinia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Buffalo Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Riverwoods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Highland Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Aptakisic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
    • Bannockburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Highwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnshire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Prairie View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Deer Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Goodings Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
    • Colonial Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Bolingbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 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>
    • Winston Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Bloomfield Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Frankfort Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
    • Mokena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Romeoville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest View, with the one closest to Forest View listed first.
    • Whiting
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Chicago
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Hessville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Munster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • 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>
    • Griffith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • New Elliott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
    • Ross
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Forest View, see our County-by-County Page for Forest View.

Cemeteries Near Forest View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest View.

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 Forest View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Justice.
    • The Resurrection Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resurrection Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107652 <2>
  • Waldheim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Joseph and Sons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • LaGrange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Hodgkins.
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107905 <2>
    • Lithuanian National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Archer Woods Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • LaVergne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • LaVergne is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
  • Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Elsdon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Elsdon is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsdon
  • Glendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glendale is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Corwith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Corwith is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
  • Crawford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Brighton Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brighton Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
  • Mandell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mandell is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • La Grange
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chicago Lawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn

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

Newspapers Published in Forest View ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest View, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest View.

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 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 Forest View:

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 Forest View, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.