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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 Indian Hill (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 Indian Hill. 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.

Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Hill:

  • Cook County     (The home county of Indian Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Chicago Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • South Chicago Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Park Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Olympia Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flossmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richton Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sauk Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Homewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Hazel Crest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Country Club Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel Crest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tedens is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Willowbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Downers Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Utopia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Lisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
    • South Elmhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Grant Park
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Sherburnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
    • Manteno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Illinoi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Illiana Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
    • Litchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
    • Momence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bourbonnais
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun River Terrace
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hopkins Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
      • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
      • Hopkins Park village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Steger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crete
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • University Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodenow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Goodenow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
    • Monee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort Square
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
    • Beecher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mokena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Peotone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
    • Brisbane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brisbane is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Jasper County (IN)
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Dyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Munster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>
    • Hartsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Saint John
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Highland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Schererville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Griffith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • New Elliott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
    • Hessville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Lincoln Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • East Chicago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Sumava Resorts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Thayer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Roselawn
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.
    • Portage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Portage is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <1>
    • Wheeler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Willow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Woodland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Ogden Dunes
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Porter Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
    • 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
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
    • Babcock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Boone Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Boone Grove is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
    • Burns Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Chesterton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Aylesworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Aylesworth is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Hill.

Cemeteries Near Indian Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Hill.

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 Indian Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.

  • Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Steger.
    • The Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105615 <2>
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliott Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Crete Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crete Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Crete.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335374 <2>
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>

While we didn't find Indian Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Hill, with the one closest to Indian Hill listed first.

  • Chicago Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crete
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thornton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Matteson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Thornton Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
  • Monee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodenow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Goodenow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
  • Maynard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maynard is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Lansing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bernice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernice is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • South Holland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harvey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Hill.

Newspapers Published in Indian Hill ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Hill.

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 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 Indian Hill:

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 '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- Indian Hill) 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 Indian Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.