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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 Glencoe (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 Glencoe. 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 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.

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

  • Cook County     (The home county of Glencoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Northfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
    • Winnetka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <2>
    • Colonial Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
    • Northbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
      • Northbrook is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <2>
    • Techny
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kenilworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
      • Kenilworth is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenilworth <2>
    • Wilmette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Covenant Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
      • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
    • Golf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Morton Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Skokie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
      • Skokie is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <2>
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Bensenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Itasca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
      • Itasca is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itasca <2>
    • Wood Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Dale
      • Wood Dale is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Dale <2>
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Elmhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Medinah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Roselle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Elmhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Keeneyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
    • Cloverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • East Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dundee
      • East Dundee is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dundee <2>
    • Carpentersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
      • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <2>
    • Elgin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Hollow <2>
    • South Elgin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
    • West Dundee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dundee
      • West Dundee is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Dundee <2>
    • Gilberts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Braeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
    • Ravinia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County
    • Deerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
    • Highland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Park <2>
    • Highwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
      • Highwood is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <2>
    • Bannockburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn
      • Bannockburn is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannockburn <2>
    • Riverwoods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
      • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <2>
    • Lincolnshire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire
      • Lincolnshire is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnshire <2>
    • Lake Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
    • Buffalo Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <2>
    • Lake Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
      • Lake Bluff is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bluff <2>
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Fox River Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
      • Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <2>
    • Island Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
    • Cary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
    • Oakwood Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
      • Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
    • Trout Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Holiday Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Lakemoor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemoor
      • Lakemoor is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,912 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakemoor <2>
    • Algonquin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Barreville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
      • Barreville is located in McHenry County
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
      • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <2>
    • Prairie Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <2>
  • Kenosha County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glencoe, with the one closest to Glencoe listed first.
    • Fossland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Benet Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Lake Shangrila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Glencoe ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glencoe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Glencoe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Glencoe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Glencoe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of Glencoe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Glencoe:

Cemeteries Near Glencoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glencoe.

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 Glencoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Lawns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmette.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gross Point Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188989 <4>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Deerfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Cemetery
  • Northfield Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dewes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewes Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Northfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Northfield Cemetery
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    • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Ridgewood Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glenview.
      • The Ridgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Ridgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107685 <4>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glencoe had a population of 569 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glencoe had a population of 8,747 people.

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

  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Cook County
  • Ravinia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Ravinia is located in Lake County
  • Shermerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shermerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermerville
    • Shermerville is located in Cook County
  • Wilmette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenilworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenilworth <2>
  • Highland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Park <2>
  • Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
  • North Evanston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Evanston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evanston
    • North Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Ridgeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Ridgeland is located in Cook County
  • The Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • The Grove is located in Cook County
  • Morton Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Northfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Northfield
    • North Northfield is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Niles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Evanston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Evanston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
      • South Evanston is located in Cook County
    • Evanston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

The official website for Glencoe: www.goglencoe.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glencoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Glencoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1348, Longitude: -87.7642       In this case, the coordinates for Glencoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Glencoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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