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 River Woods Estates (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 River Woods Estates. 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 River Woods Estates ...
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 River Woods Estates: River Woods Ests.
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 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.
River Woods Estates 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 River Woods Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Woods Estates:
- Will County (The home county of River Woods Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Winston Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bloomfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Romeoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Normantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Crest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Crystal Lawns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Lemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Head Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Western Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Justice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palos Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palos Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Sandwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hinckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Woodridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Naperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Minooka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooseheart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bonnie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Campton Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- South Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Elburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Plano
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Salle County
- Millington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- Buffalo Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Woods Estates, see our County-by-County Page for River Woods Estates.
Cemeteries Near River Woods Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Woods Estates.
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 River Woods Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Woods Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolingbrook.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barber's Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208243 <2>
- Boardman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Illinois Benedictine College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Naperville
- The Wheatland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108827 <2>
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [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 River Woods Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Woods Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Woods Estates, with the one closest to River Woods Estates listed first.
- Lemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Romeo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Naperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Lisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sag Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Downers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarendon Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frontenac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frontenac is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Normantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Goodings Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Woods Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Woods Estates.
Newspapers Published in River Woods Estates ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Woods Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Woods Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Woods Estates.
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 River Woods Estates:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Lake 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 River Woods Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Woods Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |