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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 Sherwood Oaks (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 Sherwood Oaks. 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 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.

Sherwood Oaks is located in Cook County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Sherwood Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherwood Oaks:

  • Cook County     (The home county of Sherwood Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Streamwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streamwood
      • Streamwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streamwood <2>
    • Hoffman Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
      • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <2>
    • Hanover Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Park
      • Hanover Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover Park <2>
    • South Barrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
      • South Barrington is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
    • Schaumburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
      • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <2>
    • Barrington Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
      • Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
    • Inverness
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <2>
    • Barrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfax Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
      • Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Meadows <2>
    • Plum Grove Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
      • Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
    • Winthrop Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
      • Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
    • Palatine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
      • Palatine is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <2>
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Herbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
    • Garden Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • New Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
    • Charter Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
      • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Sycamore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Cortland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <2>
    • Genoa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <2>
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
    • Hinckley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
    • De Kalb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
    • Elva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Wayne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
    • Bartlett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
    • Keeneyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
      • Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
    • Roselle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ingalton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carol Stream
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
      • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <2>
    • Cloverdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
    • Medinah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Chicago
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
      • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
    • Itasca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
      • Itasca is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itasca <2>
    • Winfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Elgin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Dundee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dundee
      • East Dundee is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dundee <2>
    • South Elgin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
      • South Elgin is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Hollow <2>
    • Carpentersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
      • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <2>
    • Gilberts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Dundee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dundee
      • West Dundee is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Dundee <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Bowes Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
    • Freeman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
    • Bonnie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Kane County
      • Bonnie has also been known as:
      • Bonnie Valley
    • Campton Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
      • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
      • 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 <2>
    • Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Boulder Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
      • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
    • Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Oswego
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Yorkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <2>
    • Plano
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <2>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
    • Lake Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
      • Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
    • North Barrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
      • North Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
    • Lake Zurich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich
      • Lake Zurich is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Zurich <2>
    • Tower Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
      • Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Kildeer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildeer
      • Kildeer is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kildeer <2>
    • Fox River Valley Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Valley Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Valley Gardens
      • Fox River Valley Gardens is located in Lake County
    • Port Barrington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
      • Port Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Port Barrington has also been known as:
      • Port Barrington village
    • Forest Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
      • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Buffalo Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <2>
    • Hawthorn Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Woods
      • Hawthorn Woods is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn Woods <2>
    • Long Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
      • Long Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <2>
    • Gilmer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
      • Gilmer is located in Lake County
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Algonquin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fox River Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
      • Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <2>
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
      • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <2>
    • Trout Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Cary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
    • Huntley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Huntley is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <2>
    • Crystal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <2>
    • Oakwood Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
      • Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
    • Lakewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,967 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <2>
    • Barreville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
      • Barreville is located in McHenry County
    • Island Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
    • Prairie Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
      • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
    • Holiday Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
      • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sherwood Oaks, with the one closest to Sherwood Oaks listed first.
    • Winston Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
    • Bolingbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
      • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <2>
    • Colonial Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
    • Bloomfield Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
    • Normantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
      • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Romeoville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
      • Romeoville is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Sherwood Oaks ...

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 240 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherwood Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherwood Oaks, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherwood Oaks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sherwood Oaks:

Cemeteries Near Sherwood Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherwood Oaks.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lake Street Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bluff City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
    • The Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bluff City Boulevard Cemetery
    • Elgin City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163487 <5>
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
  • Elgin State Hospital Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Woods Cemetery
  • Ontarioville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ontarioville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ontarioville Cemetery
  • River Valley Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Ontarioville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ontarioville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ontarioville Cemetery
  • Greve Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greve Cemetery
  • Continue List   (389 more) ...
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wayne Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayne Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayne Twp. Cemetery
    • Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

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

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

  • Spaulding
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Cook County
  • Clintonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Clintonville is located in Kane County
  • Elgin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coleman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Kane County
  • Ontarioville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontarioville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
    • Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
  • South Elgin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
    • South Elgin is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
  • Wayne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
  • Bartlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
  • Youngsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsdale
    • Youngsdale is located in Kane County
  • Almora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
    • Almora is located in Kane County
  • Carpentersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
    • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <2>
  • Schaumburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Udina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Udina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina
      • Udina is located in Kane County
    • Saint Charles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
    • Ingalton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
      • Ingalton is located in DuPage County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0264, Longitude: -88.2254       In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Sherwood Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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