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 Schrum (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 Schrum. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Schrum 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 Schrum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schrum:
- Cook County (The home county of Schrum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Calumet City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burnham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hegewisch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Dolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hazel Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Willowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- South Elmhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Utopia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Woodridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Grant Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Sherburnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Illinoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Manteno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Willowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crete
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- University Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Goodenow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Monee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mokena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Hammond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Schererville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
- Newton County (IN)
- Sumava Resorts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Porter County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Ogden Dunes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
- Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burns Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- Babcock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Dune Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dune Acres is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Chesterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porter Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schrum, see our County-by-County Page for Schrum.
Cemeteries Near Schrum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schrum.
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 Schrum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schrum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Reformed of Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homewood Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Memorial Cemetery
- The Hess Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hessville Cemetery
- Lake County Cemetery
- North Twp. Cemetery
- Paupers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160949 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Schrum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schrum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schrum, with the one closest to Schrum listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bernice is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Calumet City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Berger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berger is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- South Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thornton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Hegewisch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hessville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schrum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schrum.
Newspapers Published in Schrum ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schrum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schrum, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schrum.
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 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 Schrum:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kankakee County
- Will 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 Schrum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Schrum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |