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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 Kaneville (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 Kaneville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Kaneville is located in Kane 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 Kane County: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry & Will.

Below are the counties that are near Kaneville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kaneville:

  • Kane County     (The home county of Kaneville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Elburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lily Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Virgil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mooseheart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Aurora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Aurora is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
    • Campton Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonnie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Herbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Garden Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Irene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Irene is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Streamwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoffman Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Barrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Barrington is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
    • Barrington Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
    • Schaumburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Grove Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Inverness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
    • Plum Grove Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Hinckley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • De Kalb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Sandwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
    • Waterman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
    • Somonauk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Charter Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Eola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Chicago
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Wayne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
    • Warrenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Naperville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bartlett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carol Stream
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Wheaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Keeneyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Nettle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
    • Minooka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Little Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
    • Plano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boulder Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Oswego
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Millbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Plattville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Millington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Leland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Baker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Earlville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Serena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blakes is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
    • Stavanger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
    • Wedron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • East Paw Paw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
    • Paw Paw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Radley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Radley is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
    • Steward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • The Burg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
    • Compton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Huntley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Algonquin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Marengo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Trout Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Crystal Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
    • Fox River Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Creston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Lindenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kaneville, with the one closest to Kaneville listed first.
    • Normantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Normantown is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Plainfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walker is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Winston Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Bloomfield Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Summerfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Bolingbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Romeoville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Lawns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Shorewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crest Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kaneville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kaneville.

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 Kaneville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kaneville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lance Souders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lance Souders Cemetery
    • The Lance Souders Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lance - Sounders Family Cemetery
  • Old St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Big Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Gall Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Community Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...

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 Kaneville had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kaneville had a population of 477 people.

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

  • Big Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bald Mound
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bald Mound is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mound
  • Elburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinckley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Lily Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Richardson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richardson is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • North Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Aurora is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Wasco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Franks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • Plano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kaneville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaneville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kaneville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kaneville.

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 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 Kaneville:

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 Kaneville, 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' (or 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- Kaneville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.