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 Sag Bridge (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 Sag Bridge. 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 Sag Bridge ...
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 Sag Bridge: Sag Brg. (or less commonly used: Sag Brdg. or Sag Brdge.)
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 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.
Sag Bridge is located in Cook 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 Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI).
Below are the counties that are near Sag Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sag Bridge:
- Cook County (The home county of Sag Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Lemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burr Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Head Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Utopia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- York Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Minooka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooseheart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bonnie
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- South Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Campton Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Wasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County
- Manteno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Bristol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Goodings Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bloomfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winston Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romeoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Cherry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Crest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Chicago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Munster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Dyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Griffith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Schererville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Saint John
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sag Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Sag Bridge.
Cemeteries Near Sag Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sag Bridge.
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 Sag Bridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sag Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- St. James at Sag Bridge Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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<3> to the northwest of Homer Glen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104889 <2>
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Woods Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Sag Bridge had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sag Bridge, with the one closest to Sag Bridge listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Lemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Lace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarendon Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goeselville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goeselville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goeselville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Western Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fullersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sag Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sag Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Sag Bridge ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sag Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sag Bridge, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sag Bridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sag Bridge:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- Will 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sag Bridge) 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 Sag Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |