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 Rosecrans (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 Rosecrans. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rosecrans 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 Rosecrans. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosecrans:
- Lake County (The home county of Rosecrans)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Fossland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fossland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Old Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Beach Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Grandwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Winthrop Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gurnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Venetian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Capri Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Northbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Covenant Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Palatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Techny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Carpentersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Pistakee Highlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Lakemoor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Solon Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(18 miles [29 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
- Island Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- McCullom Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Fossland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 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
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Lake Shangrila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Benet Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Kenosha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Camp Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Paddock Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Somers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Milwaukee County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Union Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Oak Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Saint Martins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Racine County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Sturtevant
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Elmwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Park is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Eagle Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Bohners Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Franksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Franksville is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Browns Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- North Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Bay is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Genoa City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Voree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lake Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- 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
- Zenda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Bowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Lake Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Waukesha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Muskego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosecrans, see our County-by-County Page for Rosecrans.
Cemeteries Near Rosecrans ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosecrans.
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 Rosecrans - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosecrans covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Bristol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hosmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Rosecrans had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosecrans, with the one closest to Rosecrans listed first.
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Millburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Wadsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 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
- Gurnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Lake Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Truesdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truesdell is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
- Rollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Grayslake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waukegan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosecrans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosecrans.
Newspapers Published in Rosecrans ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosecrans.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosecrans, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosecrans.
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 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 Rosecrans:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha 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 '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- Rosecrans) 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 Rosecrans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |