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 Rollins (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 Rollins. 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 Rollins ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rollins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins may originally have been Rollin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rollins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rollins.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Rollins 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 Rollins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins:
- Lake County (The home county of Rollins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Round Lake Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Venetian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Third Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Monaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Hainesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grayslake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Lake Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandwood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Lindenhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <2>
- Fort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Ingleside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Barrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Arlington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Prospect Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Winthrop Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Northbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Itasca
(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)
- Bartlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Wood Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bensenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Carpentersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pingree Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Starks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Hampshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Elgin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- North Plato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Lakemoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- McCullom Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Ringwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Solon Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Oakwood Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Benet Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Fossland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Camp Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Salem Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Woodworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Paddock Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Pleasant Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Fox River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Twin Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Powers Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Eagle Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Browns Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- 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
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 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
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Elmwood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Franksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Racine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Racine is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Genoa City
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Lake Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Voree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Zenda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Lake Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Spring Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Williams Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Big Foot Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins.
Cemeteries Near Rollins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins.
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 Rollins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Avon Centre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grayslake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Fox Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angolian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Druce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grass Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Rollins had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Hainesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grayslake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Loon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Volo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fremont Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
- Grass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gurnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockefeller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins.
Newspapers Published in Rollins ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins.
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 Rollins:
- 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> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Rollins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |