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 Green Bay (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 Green Bay. 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 doctors and 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.
Green Bay 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 Green Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Bay:
- Cook County (The home county of Green Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- South Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- Stony Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Calumet Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calumet Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
- East Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Side is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Burnside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Brookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Hegewisch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Gano
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Hinsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- South Elmhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Darien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Downers Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- Braeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Steger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Crete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- University Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Whiting
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hessville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Munster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hartsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Duneland Village of Gary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Woodland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Burns Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Wheeler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Babcock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- South Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Chesterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beverly Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Green Bay.
Cemeteries Near Green Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Bay.
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 Green Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107055 <2>
- Ever Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beverly Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
- The Beverly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beverly Memorial Park Cemetery
- Beverly Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104753 <2>
- Berger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Green Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- South Chicago
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- Stony Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Cheltenham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Parkside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- South Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Shore is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
- Grand Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Brookdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Kensington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Hyde Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Park Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Manor is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Manor
- Auburn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Park
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Bay.
Newspapers Published in Green Bay ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Bay, 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 Green Bay.
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 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 Green Bay:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will County
- Lake 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 Green Bay, 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 from Point A (ie- Green Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |