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 Plato Center (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 Plato Center. 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 Plato Center ...
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 Plato Center: Plato Ctr. (or less commonly used: Plato Cen., Plato Cent. or Plato Cntr.)
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.
Plato Center is located in Kane 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 Kane County: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, McHenry & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Plato Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plato Center:
- Kane County (The home county of Plato Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Bowes Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- North Plato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Pingree Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Lily Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lily Lake is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- South Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campton Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Herbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Garden Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Capron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Streamwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barrington Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Hanover Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hoffman Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Schaumburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Plum Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Capri Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Palatine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- New Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ingalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- West Chicago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Keeneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Carol Stream
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Medinah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boulder Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Little Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oswego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Lake Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Port Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Tower Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Zurich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wauconda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Kildeer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Long Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- Lee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Huntley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Algonquin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Crystal Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Oakwood Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Ogle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lindenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Normantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Winston Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bloomfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Winnebago County
- Cherry Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plato Center, see our County-by-County Page for Plato Center.
Cemeteries Near Plato Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plato Center.
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 Plato Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plato Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Udina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <3>
- North Plato Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- L R Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
- The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stark's Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lily Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elgin State Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Doty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plato Center had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plato Center, with the one closest to Plato Center listed first.
- Udina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Udina is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina
- North Plato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- McQueen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McQueen is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
- Pingree Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lily Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lily Lake is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Youngsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsdale is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsdale
- Almora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Almora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Wasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plato Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plato Center.
Newspapers Published in Plato Center ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plato Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plato Center, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plato Center.
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 Plato Center:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- Lee County
- McHenry County
- Ogle County
- Will County
- Winnebago 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 '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- Plato Center) 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 Plato Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |