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 Lincoln Estates (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 Lincoln Estates. 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 Lincoln Estates ...
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 Lincoln Estates: Lincoln Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lincoln Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lincoln Estates.
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 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.
Lincoln Estates is located in Will 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 Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Lincoln Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lincoln Estates:
- Will County (The home county of Lincoln Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Frankfort Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- New Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homer Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Cherry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Matteson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tinley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flossmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olympia Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Park Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Country Club Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Naperville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Channahon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Coal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Braceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Manteno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grant Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Bourbonnais
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Momence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kankakee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Illiana Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Bonfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Plattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Boulder Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Oswego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Saint John
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- East Chicago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County (IN)
- Sumava Resorts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lincoln Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lincoln Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lincoln Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lincoln Estates.
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 Lincoln Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lincoln Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Frankfort.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106131 <2>
- Frankfort Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankfort Twp. Cemetery is located in Frankfort.
- The Frankfort Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankfort Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105730 <2>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mokena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209640 <2>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mokena.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987604 <2>
- Twining Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108636 <2>
- Skyline Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Skyline Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108271 <2>
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Lincoln Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lincoln Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lincoln Estates, with the one closest to Lincoln Estates listed first.
- Matteson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tinley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mokena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Marley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Chicago Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goeselville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goeselville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goeselville
- New Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steele is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lincoln Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lincoln Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lincoln Estates ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lincoln Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lincoln Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lincoln Estates.
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 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 Lincoln Estates:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- Newton 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> | 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- Lincoln Estates) 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 Lincoln Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |