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 Humboldt (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 Humboldt. 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.
Humboldt 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 Humboldt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humboldt:
- Cook County (The home county of Humboldt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- West Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Pacific Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Cragin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Carl Sandburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Swede Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Albany Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albany Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
- Bowmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Buena Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- Chicago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Bensenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Oak Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hinsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Villa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Wood Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarendon Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- York Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Braeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bannockburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lincolnshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Lake Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bloomfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Frankfort Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Romeoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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 Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Duneland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Humboldt, see our County-by-County Page for Humboldt.
Cemeteries Near Humboldt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humboldt.
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 Humboldt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Humboldt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Couch Mausoleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wunder's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
- The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Getty Tomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The Bohemian National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <2>
- St. Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <2>
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosehill Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- St. Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
- The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Humboldt had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Humboldt, with the one closest to Humboldt listed first.
- Simons
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Simons is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Humboldt Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avondale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pacific Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Central Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
- Hermosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Cragin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Austin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Mandell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mandell is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
- Cuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyler is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Irving Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 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 Humboldt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humboldt.
Newspapers Published in Humboldt ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humboldt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humboldt, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humboldt.
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 websites either 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 Humboldt:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will County
- Lake 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 Humboldt, 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- Humboldt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |