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 Heatherbrook Estates (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 Heatherbrook Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Heatherbrook Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Heatherbrook Estates: Heatherbrook Ests.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Heatherbrook Estates 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 Heatherbrook Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heatherbrook Estates:
- Will County (The home county of Heatherbrook Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodenow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Peotone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Willowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Richton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Olympia Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flossmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sauk Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tinley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ford Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Channahon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Braceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Clarke City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Sand Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Chebanse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Manteno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Sherburnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Momence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bourbonnais
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- 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
- Kankakee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jasper County (IN)
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 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 Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Munster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Griffith
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Sumava Resorts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Thayer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heatherbrook Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Heatherbrook Estates.
Cemeteries Near Heatherbrook Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heatherbrook Estates.
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 Heatherbrook Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heatherbrook Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schlem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skyline Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peotone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paulus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paulus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paulus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beecher.
- The St. Paulus Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217242 <2>
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Heatherbrook Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heatherbrook Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heatherbrook Estates, with the one closest to Heatherbrook Estates listed first.
- Monee
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peotone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Crete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beecher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Eagle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Tinley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grant Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Klaasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Brunswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heatherbrook Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heatherbrook Estates.
Newspapers Published in Heatherbrook Estates ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heatherbrook Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heatherbrook Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heatherbrook Estates.
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 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 Heatherbrook Estates:
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heatherbrook Estates) 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 Heatherbrook Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |