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 Park City (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 Park City. 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.
Park City 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 Park City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park City:
- Lake County (The home county of Park City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Spaulding Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Gurnee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waukegan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Chicago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
- Great Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gages Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Lake Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Northbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Covenant Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Techny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Prospect Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Northfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Itasca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bensenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Medinah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roselle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wood Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Carpentersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 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)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Lakemoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Island Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Pistakee Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Holiday Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Johnsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fox River Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Oakwood Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Prairie Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Cary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Fossland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Pleasant Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Benet Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Woodworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Kenosha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Paddock Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Somers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Fox River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Elmwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Sturtevant
(23 miles [37 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
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Racine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Yorkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Bohners Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Eagle Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Franksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- North Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Browns Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Genoa City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park City, see our County-by-County Page for Park City.
Cemeteries Near Park City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park City.
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 Park City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- North Shore Garden of Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Am Echod Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Serbian Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sant Sava Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ascension Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Druce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Park City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park City, with the one closest to Park City listed first.
- Gurnee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waukegan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rondout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockefeller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Lake Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Grayslake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Rosecrans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Fremont Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fremont Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park City.
Newspapers Published in Park City ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park City.
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 either 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 Park City:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Walworth 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 Park City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |