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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 Resthaven (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 Resthaven. 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.

Resthaven is located in Will 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 Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).

Below are the counties that are near Resthaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Resthaven:

  • Will County     (The home county of Resthaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Lakewood Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
    • Custer Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Custer Park is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
    • Wilmington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Braidwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Godley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Symerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Symerton is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Blodgett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Blodgett is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Elwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilton Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallingford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallingford is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Manhattan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Preston Heights is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Matteson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richton Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orland Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinley Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olympia Fields
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orland Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Country Club Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Flossmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Cabery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Kempton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Diamond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Braceville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Central City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Coal City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carbon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Clarke City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • East Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Gardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Channahon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Claypool
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Chebanse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashkum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • L'Erable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
    • Papineau
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Essex
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Goodrich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bourbonnais
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Herscher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Limestone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Manteno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bradley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Plattville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Seneca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Stavanger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
    • Marseilles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ransom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.
    • Cardiff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Campus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwight
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <1>
    • Emington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Adams ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Griswold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Odell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Cullom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Budd
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Eylar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Saunemin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Resthaven, see our County-by-County Page for Resthaven.

Cemeteries Near Resthaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Resthaven.

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 Resthaven - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Resthaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.

  • Custer Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Custer Park.
    • The Custer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Custer Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322758 <2>
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107252 <2>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Rose of Lima Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107049 <2>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107289 <2>
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Braidwood.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107052 <2>
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Braidwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108794 <2>
  • North Essex Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • South Essex Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McGillivray 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.<4>

While we didn't find Resthaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Resthaven.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Resthaven, with the one closest to Resthaven listed first.

  • Custer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
  • Ritchie
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Wilmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Braidwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Essex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Symerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Symerton is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Braceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lorenzo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorenzo is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Coal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mazonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
  • Blodgett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blodgett is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bonfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deselm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Deselm is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Resthaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Resthaven.

Newspapers Published in Resthaven ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Resthaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Resthaven, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Resthaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Resthaven:

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>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- Resthaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Resthaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.