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 Schnells Corner (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 Schnells Corner. 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 Schnells Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Schnells Corner: Schnells Cor. (or less commonly used: Schnells Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Schnells Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Schnells Corner may originally have been Schnell's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Schnells Corner might be written as Schnell Corner.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Schnells Corner 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 Schnells Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schnells Corner:
- Cook County (The home county of Schnells Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Elk Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Mount Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfax Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Plum Grove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Schaumburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Des Plaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prospect Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Itasca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Medinah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bensenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Elmhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Park
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Glendale Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- East Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carpentersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- South Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Sleepy Hollow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Bowes Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Buffalo Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kildeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lincolnshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bannockburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Zurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Algonquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Island Lake
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Barreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Crystal Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Prairie Grove
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Terra Cotta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Huntley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Winston Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bloomfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Romeoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Normantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Homer Glen
(29 miles [46.7 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 <2>
- Lockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schnells Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Schnells Corner.
Cemeteries Near Schnells Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schnells Corner.
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 Schnells Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schnells Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Elk Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wheeling Twp. Arlington Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freinenigreit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael 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>
While we didn't find Schnells Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schnells Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schnells Corner, with the one closest to Schnells Corner listed first.
- Elk Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Itasca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schaumburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bensenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Des Plaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- The Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Wheeling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ontarioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schnells Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schnells Corner.
Newspapers Published in Schnells Corner ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schnells Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schnells Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schnells Corner.
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 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 Schnells Corner:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will 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 Schnells Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Schnells Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |