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 Loon Lake (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 Loon Lake. 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 Loon Lake ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Loon Lake: Loon Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Loon Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loon Lake.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Loon Lake is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook, McHenry, Allegan (MI), Berrien (MI), Van Buren (MI) & Kenosha (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Loon Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loon Lake:
- Lake County (The home county of Loon Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Channel Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Monaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Lindenhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Venetian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Fox Lake Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Round Lake Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Capri Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Arlington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Prospect Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Northbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Carpentersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- West Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilberts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pingree Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCullom Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ringwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Island Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Benet Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Camp Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Salem Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fossland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Paddock Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Fox River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Pleasant Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Powers Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Milwaukee County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Union Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Eagle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Browns Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Sturtevant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Elmwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Franksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Honey Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Genoa City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Lyons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Voree ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lake Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Zenda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Como
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Spring Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Williams Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Waukesha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Big Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Muskego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loon Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Loon Lake.
Cemeteries Near Loon Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loon Lake.
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 Loon Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loon Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angolian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Fox Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avon Centre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Wilmot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Loon Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loon Lake, with the one closest to Loon Lake listed first.
- Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Camp Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Fort Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Hainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grayslake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosecrans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salem Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Volo
(8 miles [12.9 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 Loon Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loon Lake.
Newspapers Published in Loon Lake ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loon Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loon Lake, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loon Lake.
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 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 Loon Lake:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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> | 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 Loon Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Loon Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |