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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about White Willow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White Willow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Willow, please Contact Us.
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 White Willow (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 White Willow. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of White Willow is historic, it would have been located within present day Kendall 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 Kendall County: DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, La Salle & Will.
Below are the counties that are near White Willow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Willow:
- Kendall County (The home county of White Willow)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Plattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oswego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Lemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tinley Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burr Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palos Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Sandwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somonauk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Franks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Hinckley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Eola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Naperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Warrenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darien
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Chicago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Chicago is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downers Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Minooka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Channahon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Nettle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Wauponsee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mazon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Mooseheart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kaneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Essex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bonfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Serena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Marseilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wedron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Leland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lee County
- Radley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Dwight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Adams ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Budd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Cardiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Shorewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Crystal Lawns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Plainfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Normantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Crest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Joliet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Braidwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Willow, see our County-by-County Page for White Willow.
Cemeteries Near White Willow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Willow.
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 White Willow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Willow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Plattville Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- The Saratoga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conklin Cemetery
- Osman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108142 <3>
- Aux Sable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Munger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plattville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catholic North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cryder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dresden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Helmar Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.
White Willow itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Willow, with the one closest to White Willow listed first.
- Plattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Minooka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Divine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Channahon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caton Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
- Nettle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Pavillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Drummond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Millsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Willow. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Willow.
Newspapers Published in White Willow ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Willow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Willow, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Willow.
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 helpful 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 White Willow:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Kendall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- La Salle County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 White Willow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- White Willow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |