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 Gorman Farm (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 Gorman Farm. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gorman Farm is located in Will 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 Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Gorman Farm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gorman Farm:
- Will County (The home county of Gorman Farm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peotone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Frankfort Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Mokena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Richton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tinley Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flossmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Channahon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sand Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Clarke City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- East Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Chebanse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Manteno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Bourbonnais
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Momence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Sun River Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Kankakee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Jasper County (IN)
- Forest City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Saint John
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Munster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Hessville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County (IN)
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gorman Farm, see our County-by-County Page for Gorman Farm.
Cemeteries Near Gorman Farm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gorman Farm.
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 Gorman Farm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gorman Farm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Schlem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Monee.
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108073 <2>
- Skyline Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Skyline Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108271 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108636 <2>
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peotone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peotone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Peotone.
- The Peotone Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peotone Public Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184343 <2>
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twining Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Garden Greenview Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Manhattan.
- The Green Garden Greenview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Garden Methodist Cemetery
- Green Garden UMC Cemetery
- Greengarden Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #238337 <2>
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Walnut Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Monee.
- The Black Walnut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287816 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Gorman Farm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gorman Farm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gorman Farm, with the one closest to Gorman Farm listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peotone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Beecher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sollitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Mokena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Tinley Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Steele
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steele is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Brisbane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gorman Farm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorman Farm.
Newspapers Published in Gorman Farm ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman Farm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gorman Farm, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gorman Farm.
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 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 Gorman Farm:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Newton County
- Porter 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> | 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- Gorman Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Gorman Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |