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 Summerdale (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 Summerdale. 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 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.
Summerdale 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 Summerdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerdale:
- Cook County (The home county of Summerdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Buena Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- Bowmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Lincolnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Albany Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Albany Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Evanston is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
- Grayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Carl Sandburg Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cragin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Pacific Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Jefferson Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Bensenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Elmhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wood Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Villa Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Hinsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Oak Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Itasca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- York Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Clarendon Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Braeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Prairie View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Lake Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Goodings Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Winston Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bloomfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Whiting
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hessville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerdale, see our County-by-County Page for Summerdale.
Cemeteries Near Summerdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerdale.
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 Summerdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosehill Mausoleum
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wunder's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunder's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wunder's Cemetery is located in Buena Park.
- The Wunder's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wunders Lutheran Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Getty Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The Bohemian National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216236 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chicago.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105009 <2>
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Montrose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Luke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
- The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107959 <2>
- Couch Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Summerdale had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerdale, with the one closest to Summerdale listed first.
- Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Bowmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowmanville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanville
- Cuyler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cuyler is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
- Buena Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buena Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Park
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Rogers Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Mayfair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mayfair is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Irving Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park
- Avondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Grayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hermosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Simons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simons is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerdale.
Newspapers Published in Summerdale ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerdale, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerdale.
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 Summerdale:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Will 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> | 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 Summerdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |