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 Torino (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 Torino. 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.
Torino 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 Torino. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Torino:
- Will County (The home county of Torino)
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Godley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Lakewood Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Blodgett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Elwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Cabery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kempton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Braceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clarke City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- South Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mazon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Claypool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Chebanse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashkum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danforth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- L'Erable
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Essex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Herscher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Bourbonnais
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kankakee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Plattville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
- Ransom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stavanger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Marseilles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kernan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Emington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Odell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Budd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Cullom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saunemin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eylar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Torino, see our County-by-County Page for Torino.
Cemeteries Near Torino ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Torino.
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 Torino - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Torino covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Essex Twp. Cemetery
- The North Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Essex Cemetery
- Essex Twp. Cemetery
- North Essex Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107202 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Braidwood.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107052 <2>
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107252 <2>
- Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Essex Twp. Cemetery
- The South Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Essex Cemetery
- Essex Twp. Cemetery
- Foote Cemetery
- South Essex Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964373 <2>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Custer Park.
- The Custer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Custer Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322758 <2>
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107049 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107289 <2>
- Old Mazon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Torino in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Torino.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Torino, with the one closest to Torino listed first.
- Braceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mazonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Essex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Reddick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Lorenzo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Bonfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Torino. See our List of 1890's Communities around Torino.
Newspapers Published in Torino ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Torino.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Torino, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Torino.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Torino:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ford County
- Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Livingston 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 Torino, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Torino) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |