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 Graymoor (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 Graymoor. 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 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.
Graymoor 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 Graymoor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graymoor:
- Cook County (The home county of Graymoor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Flossmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olympia Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chicago Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Hazel Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Hazel Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Chicago Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Richton Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matteson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Willowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Lisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Grant Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Manteno
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherburnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Saint George
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Illinoi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Momence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Bourbonnais
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Kankakee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Steger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Willowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beecher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Peotone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Munster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- East Chicago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Portage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Willow Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Porter Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- South Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Babcock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Boone Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Dune Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graymoor, see our County-by-County Page for Graymoor.
Cemeteries Near Graymoor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graymoor.
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 Graymoor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graymoor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elliott Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Steger.
- The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Evergreen Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105615 <2>
- Mt. Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Graymoor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graymoor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graymoor, with the one closest to Graymoor listed first.
- Chicago Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thornton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Berger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berger is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- Tinley Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graymoor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graymoor.
Newspapers Published in Graymoor ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graymoor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graymoor, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graymoor.
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 Graymoor:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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> | 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 Graymoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Graymoor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |