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 Hartland (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 Hartland. 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 northwest 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 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.
Hartland is located in McHenry 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 McHenry County: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Kenosha (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Hartland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hartland:
- McHenry County (The home county of Hartland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wonder Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <1>
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bull Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Ridgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Capron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Poplar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Herbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Irene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Hoffman Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Palatine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streamwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Clare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Freeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Hampshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pingree Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Starks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Gilberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Plato
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Sleepy Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plato Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Fox Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Volo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Fox Lake Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Long Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Wauconda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Channel Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Cherry Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loves Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Machesney Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Beloit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- Sturbridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Rockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Powers Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Twin Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Slades Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Camp Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fox River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Benet Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Salem Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Paddock Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fossland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Honey Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Eagle Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Rock County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Avalon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Shopiere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Emerald Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Garden Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Zenda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Big Foot Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Walworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Genoa City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Williams Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Pell Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Lake Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Lake Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Delavan Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hartland, see our County-by-County Page for Hartland.
Cemeteries Near Hartland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hartland.
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 Hartland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hartland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McHenry County Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Woodstock.
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Dunham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dufield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Alden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hartland had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hartland, with the one closest to Hartland listed first.
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Chemung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Coral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coral is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Big Foot Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Terra Cotta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coyne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coyne is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hartland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hartland.
Newspapers Published in Hartland ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hartland, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hartland.
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 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 Hartland:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to McHenry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- Winnebago County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Rock County
- Walworth 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hartland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hartland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |