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 Northlake (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 Northlake. 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 Northlake ...
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.
Another variation: North Lake.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Northlake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northlake.
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 northwest 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 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.
Northlake is located in Cook 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 Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Northlake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northlake:
- Cook County (The home county of Northlake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Franklin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Berkeley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
- Melrose Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schiller Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Broadview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Elmhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Villa Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Wood Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- York Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Itasca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Batavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Mooseheart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carpentersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- North Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Buffalo Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Riverwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Bannockburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincolnshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kildeer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Algonquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Cary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Island Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Goodings Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Romeoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Normantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Mokena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Whiting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northlake, see our County-by-County Page for Northlake.
Cemeteries Near Northlake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northlake.
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 Northlake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northlake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Memorial Estates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Emblem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Elmhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hillside.
- The Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107016 <2>
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Northlake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northlake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northlake, with the one closest to Northlake listed first.
- Franklin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elmhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Elmhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Maywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bensenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Clare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mont Clare is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Dunning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- South Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Addison is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Galewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Fullersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northlake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northlake.
Newspapers Published in Northlake ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northlake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northlake, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northlake.
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 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 Northlake:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Lake 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> | 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 Northlake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northlake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |