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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 Rolling Glen (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 Rolling Glen. 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 southwest 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 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.

Rolling Glen 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 Rolling Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Glen:

  • Will County     (The home county of Rolling Glen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Homer Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
    • New Lenox
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mokena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodings Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
    • Cherry Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Brisbane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Brisbane is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
    • Ingalls Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingalls Park is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
    • East Joliet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • East Joliet is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
    • Fairmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Fairmont is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Lockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Orland Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lemont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Palos Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Palos Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Club Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Matteson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Palos Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alsip
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tedens is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Darien
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Woodridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Westmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hinsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Downers Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lisle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisle is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisle <1>
    • Naperville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Minooka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Channahon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Diamond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbon Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Coal City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Claypool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Gaslight Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Braceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Morris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Batavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Aurora
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Charles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Manteno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bourbonnais
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Grant Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bonfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
    • Oswego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Plattville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Montgomery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Yorkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Plano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Glen, with the one closest to Rolling Glen listed first.
    • Dyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
    • Munster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • East Chicago
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Hessville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Highland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Whiting
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Schererville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Griffith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • New Elliott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott

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

Cemeteries Near Rolling Glen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Glen.

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 Rolling Glen - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hadley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Homer Glen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104889 <3>
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnett Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Lockport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104636 <3>
  • St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Cyrils Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Joliet.
    • The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rudd Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339538 <3>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mokena.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987604 <3>
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Rolling Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Glen.

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

  • Marley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marley is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  • New Lenox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mokena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Steele
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Steele is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Spencer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spencer is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Goodings Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
  • East Joliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Joliet is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
  • Brisbane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brisbane is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Lockport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Joliet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lemont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tinley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Romeo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Romeo is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Sag Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge

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

Newspapers Published in Rolling Glen ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Glen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Glen, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Glen.

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 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 Rolling Glen:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolling Glen) 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 Rolling Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.