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 Old Mill Creek (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 Old Mill Creek. 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 Old Mill Creek ...
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 Old Mill Creek: Old Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Old Mill Ck. or Old Mill Cr.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Old Mill Creek 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 Old Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Mill Creek:
- Lake County (The home county of Old Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Grandwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Lindenhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fossland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fossland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Third Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venetian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Beach Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gages Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Wheeling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Inverness
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Techny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Carpentersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Lakemoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Solon Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McCullom Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Ringwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barreville
(18 miles [29 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 Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Fossland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Benet Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Pleasant Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Salem Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Camp Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Paddock Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Kenosha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Fox River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Somers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Milwaukee County (WI)
- Union Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Union Grove
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Sturtevant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Elmwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Eagle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Bohners Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Franksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Racine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Browns Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- North Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Bay is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Genoa City
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lake Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zenda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Spring Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Lake Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Waukesha County (WI)
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Old Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Old Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Mill Creek.
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 Old Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Millburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Angolian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avon Centre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Druce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- East Fox Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Old Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Mill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Mill Creek, with the one closest to Old Mill Creek listed first.
- Millburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Rosecrans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Rollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Grayslake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waukegan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Old Mill Creek ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Mill Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Mill Creek:
- 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> | 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- Old Mill Creek) 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 Old Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |