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 Trout Valley (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 Trout Valley. 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 Trout Valley ...
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 Trout Valley: Trout Vly. (or less commonly used: Trout Vally. or Trout Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Trout Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trout Valley.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Trout Valley is located in McHenry 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 McHenry County: Boone, Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Lake, Kenosha (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Trout Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trout Valley:
- McHenry County (The home county of Trout Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cary
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Algonquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Prairie Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Island Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Terra Cotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Ridgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Garden Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Herbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Capron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Belvidere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Hoffman Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capri Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Streamwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Grove Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Village
- Winthrop Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Village
- Fairfax Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Village
- Hanover Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Charter Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Kingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Cortland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keeneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeneyville
- Roselle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medinah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carol Stream
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Glendale Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pingree Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- South Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Hampshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Plato Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Lake Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Tower Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- North Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Zurich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hawthorn Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Gilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Kildeer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Volo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Benet Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Camp Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Twin Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Lake Shangrila
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Powers Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Fox River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Salem Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Fossland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Paddock Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Slades Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Woodworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Pleasant Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Racine County (WI)
- Bohners Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Genoa City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Zenda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Big Foot Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Lake Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Walworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Lake Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Williams Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trout Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Trout Valley.
Cemeteries Near Trout Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trout Valley.
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 Trout Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trout Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chunns Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunns Burying Ground
- The Chunns Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Chunn Cemetery
- Oak Glen Cemetery
- Cary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village of Algonquin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haeger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ave. Cemetery
- The Lake Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spicer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
- The Dundee Twp. Cemetery West has also been known as:
- Dundee Twp. West Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Trout Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trout Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trout Valley, with the one closest to Trout Valley listed first.
- Algonquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Terra Cotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Barrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Gilberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Zurich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Almora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Gilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trout Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trout Valley.
Newspapers Published in Trout Valley ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trout Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trout Valley, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trout Valley.
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 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 Trout Valley:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to McHenry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- Kenosha County
- Racine County
- Walworth 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> | 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 Trout Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Trout Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |