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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 Kirkland (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 Kirkland. 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 and doctors 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.

Kirkland is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Boone, Kane, Kendall, La Salle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle & Winnebago.

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Kirkland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Kingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Clare
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Esmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
    • Genoa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
    • Charter Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Malta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • New Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • De Kalb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Herbert
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Irene
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Irene is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Belvidere
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Garden Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Russellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Timberlane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Timberlane is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Caledonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Capron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Burlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hampshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Maple Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Plato
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • North Plato is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
    • Starks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Starks is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Pingree Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lily Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Plato Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bowes Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Freeman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Elburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall County
    • Little Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Steward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Paw Paw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
    • Paw Paw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
    • Compton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Marengo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harvard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Crystal Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Algonquin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bull Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Alden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Monroe Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lindenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Creston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Holcomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Rochelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillman Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Flagg Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
    • Flagg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Flagg is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
    • Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Chana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Cherry Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Park is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
    • New Millford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Indian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Rockford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loves Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Argyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Argyle is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Machesney Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Alworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Alworth is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
    • Roscoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Winnebago
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock County (WI)
    • Beloit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
  • Walworth County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Big Foot Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie

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

Cemeteries Near Kirkland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkland.

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

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

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ault Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks Mill Cronktown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Charter Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vanderburgh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lanan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloods Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Kirkland had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kirkland had a population of 1,717 people.

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

  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Colvin Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colvin Park is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Park
  • Esmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Irene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Herbert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Herbert is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Monroe Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Genoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Reeds Crossing is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
  • Lindenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Malta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sycamore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Charter Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Cherry Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Kirkland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirkland.

Newspapers Published in Kirkland ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkland, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirkland.

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 Kirkland:

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 Kirkland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.