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 Saint Anne Woods (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 Saint Anne Woods. 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 Saint Anne Woods ...
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 Saint Anne Woods: St. Anne Woods
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 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 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.
Saint Anne Woods is located in Kankakee 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 Kankakee County: Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Livingston, Will, Lake (IN) & Newton (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Anne Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Anne Woods:
- Kankakee County (The home county of Saint Anne Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Hopkins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Saint Anne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Sun River Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Momence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aroma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Illiana Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Sammons Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Cook County
- South Chicago Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Ford County
- Cabery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Beaverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- L'Erable
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Chebanse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watseka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Effner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Ashkum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Beecher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodenow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Monee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilton Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- University Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Steger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Symerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Raub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Earl Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Wadena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Freeland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Jasper County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Fair Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Virgie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- DeMotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
- Collegeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Stoutsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Gifford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Schneider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schneider is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dalecarlia is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dalecarlia
- Dinwiddie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dinwiddie is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie
- Cedar Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Saint John
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Morocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumava Resorts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Mount Ayr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Roselawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Kentland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porter County (IN)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Anne Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Anne Woods.
Cemeteries Near Saint Anne Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Anne Woods.
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 Saint Anne Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Anne Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
- The St. Anne Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anne Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Papineau Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Leggtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Saint Anne Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Anne Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Anne Woods, with the one closest to Saint Anne Woods listed first.
- Hopkins Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Saint Anne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Koster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Beaverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Momence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Exline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Morocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sherburnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Anne Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Anne Woods.
Newspapers Published in Saint Anne Woods ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Anne Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Anne Woods, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Anne Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Anne Woods:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kankakee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Will County
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Lake County
- Newton County
- Porter 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 Saint Anne Woods, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Anne Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |