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 Newark (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 Newark. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Newark is located in Kendall 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 Kendall County: DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, La Salle & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Newark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newark:
- Kendall County (The home county of Newark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somonauk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Hinckley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shabbona Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Waterman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Cortland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Eola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Naperville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Chicago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Nettle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Minooka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Claypool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Wauponsee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Channahon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mazon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Kinsman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Big Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Mooseheart
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Campton Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lily Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Millington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Serena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Blakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
- Marseilles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Radley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- East Paw Paw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- Paw Paw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- The Burg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Adams ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Budd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Sunbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Shorewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Normantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Crystal Lawns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Blodgett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Crest Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Joliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Braidwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newark, see our County-by-County Page for Newark.
Cemeteries Near Newark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newark.
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 Newark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Millington - Newark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helmar Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spradling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Osmundson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elerding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Fox River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Newark had a population of 390 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newark had a population of 1,029 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Millington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Nettle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Northville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pavillion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Serena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somonauk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Danway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Stavanger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Plano
(9 miles [14.5 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 Newark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newark.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newark ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newark.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newark. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newark and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newark.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Newark.
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 helpful 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 Newark:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kendall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- La Salle County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Will 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 Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |