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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 Salceca North (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 Salceca North. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Cook County     (The home county of Salceca North)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • Northbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheeling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Covenant Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Techny
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • The Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Grove is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Glenview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Northfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Capri Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Capri Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • Bensenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wood Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Itasca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Medinah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roselle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Keeneyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
    • South Elmhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
    • Villa Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
    • Cloverdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Bartlett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • East Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carpentersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coleman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • South Elgin
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Gilberts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Freeman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Saint Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowes Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Pingree Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • Riverwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deerfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bannockburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Aptakisic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
    • Lincolnshire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Braeside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
    • Ravinia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ravinia is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Highwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mettawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • Fox River Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Island Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
    • Cary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
    • Oakwood Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
    • Trout Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Holiday Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Lakemoor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Barreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Barreville is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
    • Prairie Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
    • Algonquin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Terra Cotta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Crystal Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Kenosha County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salceca North, with the one closest to Salceca North listed first.
    • Fossland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • Lake Shangrila
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
    • Benet Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
    • Woodworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Camp Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
    • Kenosha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
    • Salem Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 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

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

Cemeteries Near Salceca North ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salceca North.

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 Salceca North - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Northfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wheeling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Northfield Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Deerfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Memorial Lawns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Peter 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.<3>

While we didn't find Salceca North in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salceca North.

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

  • North Northfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Northfield is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Northfield
  • Ridgeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ridgeland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Wheeling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shermerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shermerville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermerville
  • Aptakisic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
  • Buffalo Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • The Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Grove is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Highland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Half Day
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Half Day is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
  • Prairie View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie View is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Ravinia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ravinia is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Arlington Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Salceca North ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salceca North.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salceca North, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salceca North.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Salceca North:

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 Salceca North, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salceca North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.