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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 The Landings (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 The Landings. 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 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 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.

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

  • Kane County     (The home county of The Landings)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Freeman
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Gilberts
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Dundee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pingree Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Starks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Starks is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Carpentersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hampshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Plato
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Plato is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
    • Plato Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Dundee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bowes Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Burlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Garden Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Herbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Russellville is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Capron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvidere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Irene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Irene is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Poplar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Timberlane is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Barrington Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
    • Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Barrington is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
    • Hoffman Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Streamwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hanover Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Schaumburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Palatine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Plum Grove Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
    • Capri Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Capri Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Fairfax Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
    • Rolling Meadows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • New Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
    • Charter Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
    • Genoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Kingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
    • Cortland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • De Kalb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Kirkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
    • Fairdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Wayne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeneyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • Ingalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
    • Roselle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Chicago
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carol Stream
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Medinah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Itasca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Boulder Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Little Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Fox River Valley Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Barrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Port Barrington has also been known as:
      • Port Barrington village
    • Lake Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
    • North Barrington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • North Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
    • Tower Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Wauconda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Zurich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Kildeer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hawthorn Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Volo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gilmer is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Huntley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Algonquin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Ridgefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
    • Cary
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox River Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bull Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Barreville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barreville is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
    • Oakwood Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Ogle County
    • Monroe Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Winnebago County
    • Cherry Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Twin Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
    • Powers Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
    • Benet Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
    • Fox River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
    • Camp Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
    • Lake Shangrila
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
  • Walworth County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Landings, with the one closest to The Landings listed first.
    • Genoa City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
    • Zenda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
    • Big Foot Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
    • Pell Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
    • Walworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
    • Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Sharon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people

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

Cemeteries Near The Landings ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Landings.

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 The Landings - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Buena Vista Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Huntlet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Starks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
    • The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Stark's Cemetery
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spicer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Doty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Plato Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Udina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Elgin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <3>
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
    • The Dundee Twp. Cemetery West has also been known as:
    • Dundee Twp. West Cemetery
  • Continue List   (344 more) ...
    • Village of Algonquin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Thabor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampshire Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 The Landings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Landings.

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

  • Freeman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Freeman is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Huntley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pingree Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilberts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coyne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyne is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
  • Hampshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McQueen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McQueen is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
  • Carpentersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Algonquin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Plato is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
  • Udina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Udina is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina
  • Almora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Almora is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harmony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Harmony is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Plato Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake
      (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 The Landings. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Landings.

Newspapers Published in The Landings ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Landings.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Landings, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Landings.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 The Landings:

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>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- The Landings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 The Landings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.