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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 South Harvey (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 South Harvey. 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 South Harvey ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Harvey: S. Harvey

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 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.

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

  • Cook County     (The home county of South Harvey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • East Hazel Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • 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
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Markham
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Homewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hazel Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Thornton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Phoenix
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Phoenix is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • Dixmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Dixmoor is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,518 people
    • Posen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Flossmoor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Club Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • DuPage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • Tedens ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tedens is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarendon Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Westmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Downers Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Utopia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • South Elmhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • Grant Park
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Manteno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sherburnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Illinoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
    • Momence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bourbonnais
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
    • Bradley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • Steger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort Square
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
    • Crete
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • University Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Willowbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Monee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mokena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Goodenow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Goodenow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
    • Homer Glen
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
    • Goodings Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • Hammond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Munster
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>
    • Dyer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Hessville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
    • Highland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Chicago
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Whiting
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Griffith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint John
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Schererville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Elliott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Elliott is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elliott
  • Newton County (IN)
  • Porter County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Harvey, with the one closest to South Harvey listed first.
    • Ogden Dunes
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Portage is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <1>
    • Willow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Willow Creek is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Woodland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Wheeler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wheeler is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Burns Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • South Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • South Haven is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • Babcock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Babcock is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
    • Porter Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
    • Dune Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Porter County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
    • Chesterton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near South Harvey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Harvey.

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 South Harvey - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 South Harvey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Harvey.

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

  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harvey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Thornton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Thornton Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
  • Glenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Berger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Berger is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
  • Riverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chicago Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bernice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bernice is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Globe is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Blue Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blue Island is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Matteson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gano
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gano is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano

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

Newspapers Published in South Harvey ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Harvey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Harvey, 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 South Harvey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Harvey:

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 South Harvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Harvey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.