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 Jewell Road (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 Jewell Road. 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 Jewell Road ...
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 Jewell Road: Jewell Rd.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Jewell Road is located in DuPage 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 DuPage County: Cook, Kane, Kendall & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Jewell Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jewell Road:
- DuPage County (The home county of Jewell Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Wheaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carol Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Glendale Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Hanover Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schaumburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Streamwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Grove Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
- Franklin Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Grange Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stone Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Hinckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- New Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Cortland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Franks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Grundy County
- Minooka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mooseheart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- South Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
- Wasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Plattville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Millbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kildeer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Zurich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Forest Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lake Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Long Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Aptakisic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Riverwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Algonquin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Crystal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Prairie Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Holiday Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Winston Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bloomfield Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Romeoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Normantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Lockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Crystal Lawns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Homer Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Crest Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jewell Road, see our County-by-County Page for Jewell Road.
Cemeteries Near Jewell Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jewell Road.
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 Jewell Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jewell Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens German Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warrenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Isadores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Erb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Andrew Ukrain Orthodx Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Jewell Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jewell Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jewell Road, with the one closest to Jewell Road listed first.
- Wheaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gretna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gretna is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Glen Ellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ingalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Warrenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenhurst
- Lisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Downers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Addison is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jewell Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jewell Road.
Newspapers Published in Jewell Road ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewell Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jewell Road, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jewell Road.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jewell Road:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to DuPage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will 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 Jewell Road, 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- Jewell Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |