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 West Garfield Park (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 West Garfield Park. 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 West Garfield Park ...
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 West Garfield Park: W. Garfield Park
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.
West Garfield Park 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 West Garfield Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Garfield Park:
- Cook County (The home county of West Garfield Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Moreland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- West Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Cicero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
- Chicago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Elmwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- South Elmhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
- Bensenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Utopia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Villa Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Clarendon Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Batavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Braeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Ravinia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Deerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bannockburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lincolnshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Deer Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kildeer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Goodings Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Winston Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Bolingbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Glen
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Bloomfield Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Romeoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Mokena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilletts is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
- Cherry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Lake County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Chicago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Munster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <1>
- Dyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Griffith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Duneland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duneland Village is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duneland Village
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Schererville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Garfield Park, see our County-by-County Page for West Garfield Park.
Cemeteries Near West Garfield Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Garfield Park.
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 West Garfield Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Garfield Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Joseph and Sons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Free Sons of Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldheim Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldheim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Auburn Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Couch Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mayrw Cemetery
- The Mt. Mayrw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mt. Isaiah Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park Cemetery
- The Rosemont Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosemont Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- The Forest Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Waldheim Cemetery
- Waldheim German Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105696 <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.<3>
While we didn't find West Garfield Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Garfield Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Garfield Park, with the one closest to West Garfield Park listed first.
- Central Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
- Mandell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mandell is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
- Humboldt Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Moreland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Austin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Crawford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Simons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Pacific Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hermosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Garfield Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Garfield Park.
Newspapers Published in West Garfield Park ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Garfield Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Garfield Park, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Garfield Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Garfield Park:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane 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 West Garfield Park, 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- West Garfield Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |