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 Lockport (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 Lockport. 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 Lockport ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Lockport: S. Lockport
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Lockport. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Lockport.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Lockport is located in Will 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 Will County: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall & Lake (IN).
Below are the counties that are near South Lockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Lockport:
- Will County (The home county of South Lockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- East Joliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- Joliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Romeoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Crystal Lawns
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Homer Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- New Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Lemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orland Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tinley Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palos Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Worth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- Sandwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Woodridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Naperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarendon Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Downers Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hinsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warrenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Minooka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Carbon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Diamond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Braceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Mooseheart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Campton Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- 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 <1>
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Elburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Manteno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bourbonnais
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- La Salle County
- Millington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Munster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Hessville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Lockport, see our County-by-County Page for South Lockport.
Cemeteries Near South Lockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Lockport.
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 Lockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Lockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Lockport South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lockport South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
- The Lockport South Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lockport Catholic Cemetery
- St. Dennis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289328 <2>
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Joliet.
- The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107802 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lockport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Runyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cyrils Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnett Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Lockport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104636 <2>
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Illinois State Prison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois State Prison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Illinois State Prison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Joliet.
- The Illinois State Prison Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stateville Prison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990082 <2>
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
- The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107908 <2>
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 South Lockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Lockport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Lockport, with the one closest to South Lockport listed first.
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Joliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Joliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Coynes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Steele
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steele is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- New Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Goodings Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Lemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Lockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Lockport.
Newspapers Published in South Lockport ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lockport, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Lockport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lockport:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Lake 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Lockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Lockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |