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 Wilmette (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 Wilmette. 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.
Wilmette is located in Cook County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Wilmette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilmette:
- Cook County (The home county of Wilmette)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Kenilworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winnetka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
- Winnetka is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <2>
- Skokie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
- Skokie is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <2>
- Evanston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <2>
- South Evanston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DuPage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Bensenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Dale
- Wood Dale is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Dale <2>
- Elmhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
- Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <2>
- Itasca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- Itasca is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itasca <2>
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
- South Elmhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
- Villa Park is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
- Medinah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Brook Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Brook Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
- Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Utopia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roselle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Lombard is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lombard <2>
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- East Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dundee
- East Dundee is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dundee <2>
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carpentersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <2>
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coleman
- From Wilmette to Coleman
- Sleepy Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Hollow <2>
- South Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Braeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Ravinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <2>
- Highwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <2>
- Bannockburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn
- Bannockburn is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannockburn <2>
- Riverwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
- Riverwoods is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <2>
- Aptakisic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aptakisic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aptakisic
- From Wilmette to Aptakisic
- Buffalo Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <2>
- Lincolnshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnshire <2>
- Lake Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Lake Bluff is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bluff <2>
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Fox River Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox River Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
- Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <2>
- Island Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Cary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Cary is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
- Trout Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Oakwood Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Barreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Lakemoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemoor
- Lakemoor is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakemoor <2>
- Algonquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
- Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <2>
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Winston Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Lake County (IN)
- Whiting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Lake County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilmette, see our County-by-County Page for Wilmette.
Cemeteries Near Wilmette ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilmette.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilmette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dewes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Light Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wilmette had a population of 1,458 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilmette had a population of 26,819 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmette, with the one closest to Wilmette listed first.
- Kenilworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Evanston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Evanston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evanston
- North Evanston is located in Cook County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Cook County
- Evanston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Evanston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Niles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Jefferson Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Cook County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shermerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shermerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermerville
- Shermerville is located in Cook County
- Park Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Mayfair is located in Cook County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilmette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilmette.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wilmette ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilmette.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wilmette. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wilmette and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wilmette.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<6> of Wilmette.
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 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 Wilmette:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DuPage County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Lake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilmette: www.wilmette.com/
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Wilmette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0723, Longitude: -87.7225 |