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 Welco Corners (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 Welco Corners. 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 Welco Corners ...
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 Welco Corners: Welco Cors.
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 doctors 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.
Welco Corners 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 Welco Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Welco Corners:
- Will County (The home county of Welco Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Winston Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bloomfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Romeoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Homer Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Crest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lawns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Lemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Head Park
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Palos Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Western Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Justice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palos Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- Sandwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Woodridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Darien
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Eola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Minooka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Diamond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Claypool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Morris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooseheart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Geneva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonnie
(23 miles [37 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
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Campton Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- South Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Elburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oswego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Little Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Salle County
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whiting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Munster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Chicago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hessville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Welco Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Welco Corners.
Cemeteries Near Welco Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Welco Corners.
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 Welco Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Welco Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolingbrook.
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barber's Corner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208243 <2>
- St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Parish Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ressurection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bronson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James at Sag Bridge Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Welco Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Welco Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Welco Corners, with the one closest to Welco Corners listed first.
- Lemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Romeo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Sag Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Lace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Lisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodings Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Downers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Hinsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Welco Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Welco Corners.
Newspapers Published in Welco Corners ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Welco Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Welco Corners, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Welco Corners.
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 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 Welco Corners:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Will County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane 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> | 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 Welco Corners, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welco Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |