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 Honeymoon Row (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 Honeymoon Row. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Honeymoon Row 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 Honeymoon Row. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Honeymoon Row:
- Cook County (The home county of Honeymoon Row)
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Gano
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- Stony Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Washington Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- East Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Side is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Burnside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Calumet Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Heights
- Hegewisch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Calumet Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Blue Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Hinsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Willowbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(21 miles [33.8 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
- South Elmhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Utopia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Elmhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County
- Grant Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Steger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Crete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- University Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Brisbane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- New Elliott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Schererville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Willow Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burns Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Dune Acres
(26 miles [41.8 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
- South Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Babcock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Porter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Honeymoon Row, see our County-by-County Page for Honeymoon Row.
Cemeteries Near Honeymoon Row ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honeymoon Row.
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 Honeymoon Row - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Honeymoon Row covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ever Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Honeymoon Row in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Honeymoon Row.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Honeymoon Row, with the one closest to Honeymoon Row listed first.
- Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Gano
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stony Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Washington Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hegewisch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Beverly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Morgan Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
- Blue Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- Berger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berger is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Auburn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Park
- Burnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- South Chicago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Honeymoon Row. See our List of 1890's Communities around Honeymoon Row.
Newspapers Published in Honeymoon Row ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honeymoon Row.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honeymoon Row, 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 Honeymoon Row.
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 helpful 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 Honeymoon Row:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kankakee 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 Honeymoon Row, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Honeymoon Row) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |