Hi Jon -- I got myself signed up for this website as well. - Cousin Gary --- Jonathan Whitney <ccreview@grics.net> wrote: > Tim: > > I'll try to assist you on the Illinois communities. > > Big Grove, Illinois — It is a township in Kendall > County, IL, > southwest of Chicago; it's also one of earliest > settlements in > Champaign County, IL, which is in the central part > of the state. > Don't know which one you might be hunting for. > > Burnside Crossing, IL — I believe it is in Chestnut > Township, in Knox > County. > > Campton, IL — Today, I believe the community by this > name is known as > Wasco in Campton Township in Kane County, west of > Chicago. My great- > great-grandfather Joseph and his brother John > Whitney homesteaded > here in 1835 coming from Java Village, NY. The > Whitney Cemetery is > located in what is known today as Wasco and came off > a portion of > John Whitney's 1,000 acre farm. > > Chicago Lawn, IL — I believe this is a community > within the city of > Chicago located in Cook County east of Midway > Airport. > > Coloma, IL — Not sure, but there are several > townships in Illinois > with this name. Would probably need to know the > context this shows up > in to make a better determination. There is also a > Colona, IL in Rock > Island County in case the name is spelled wrong. It > appears that > quite often areas were named that became a township > instead of a > community, probably because of the way people > settled prior to > establishing a village. > > Gardiner, IL — I don't find a Gardiner, but do find > a Gardner this is > in Grundy County southwest of Chicago. Again, > Gardiner may be an > early name for a community that no longer exists or > the name of a > township however I don't find a township in IL by > that name. > > Hillsborough, IL — I believe this is spelled > Hillsboro. It is in > Montgomery County. My aunt was born there. It's the > home of the Red > Rooster Inn (I was sure you needed a little trivia.) > > Hubbard Woods/Winnetka, IL —Winnetka is a Chicago > suburb north along > Lake Michigan in Cook County. Hubbard Woods is > another suburb or > community area just north and west of Winnetka. > > Kendall, IL — This is a county southwest of Chicago. > Communities in > it include Oswego, Plano and Yorkville as well as > several other > smaller ones. Today it is growing at an unbelievable > rate as suburbia > marches west from Chicago. > > Mission Point, IL — You've got me on this one. Their > is a resort by > that name near Chicago, so it may be an early > settlement near Chicago > that was swallowed as the city grew. Perhaps someone > from Chicago can > tell you. > > Shockoken, IL — Have no idea, however, when I > Googled it, our wikki > site came up showing it in Hancock County (Nauvoo, > IL), and Henderson > County. Both border the Mississippi River with > Hancock County just > below Henderson so Shockoken could have been an area > in both > counties. Also, many of these counties were formed > from larger > counties. Someone from one or both counties can > probably answer your > question. > > West Troy, IL — Would expect this to be an area west > of Troy, IL, > which is straight east of St. Louis. It is in > Madison County. > > Tim, I'm not sure if I have helped you a great deal > or not. I hope > so. Questions, or more info, just write. > > Jon Whitney > > > > > On Aug 12, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Tim Doyle wrote: > > > We're currently trying to clean up our locality > listing on the WRG > > website. > > Can anyone help to identify the following > locations? We need to > > identify the > > correct spelling for the city/town and the current > county that it > > is located > > in. Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Thank you! > > > > Tim > > > > > > Etna Mills, California > > Eureka Mills, California > > Moore's Station, California > > Shellville, California > > Byrer, Colorado > > Friend, Colorado > > Highlands, Colorado > > Rock Creek, Colorado > > Killingly, Connecticut > > Mansfield, Connecticut > > West Hamden, Connecticut > > Augustine, Florida > > Merrick, Florida > > Chickamauga Creek, Georgia > > Hadden's Ford, Georgia > > Peach Tree Creek, Georgia > > Osborn, Idaho > > Roxbury, Idaho > > Big Grove, Illinois > > Burnside Crossing, Illinois > > Campton, Illinois > > Chicago Lawn, Illinois > > Coloma, Illinois > > Gardiner, Illinois > > Hillsborough, Illinois > > Hubbard Woods/Winnetka, Illinois > > Kendall, Illinois > > Mission Point, Illinois > > Shockoken, Illinois > > West Troy, Illinois > > Haughville, Indiana > > Koutz, Indiana > > Brush Creek, Iowa > > Elkhorn, Iowa > > Emmettsburg, Iowa > > Jessup, Iowa > > Lingrove, Iowa > > Marshaltown, Iowa > > Rolf, Iowa > > Rosabach, Iowa > > Shellsborough, Iowa > > Syracuse, Iowa > > Whitneyville, Iowa > > Bert, Kansas > > Loyal, Kansas > > Marengo, Kansas > > Onawa, Kansas > > Parallel, Kansas > > Saratoga, Kansas > > Sedgewick, Kansas > > Clifton Landing, Kentucky > > Bayou Grape, Louisiana > > Carrolton, Louisiana > > Opelusas, Louisiana > > Belmond, Maine > > Belmont, Maine > > Broomfield, Maine > > Concord, Maine > > East Branch, Maine > > Farrington, Maine > > Freeman, Maine > > Livingston, Maine > > Lubeck, Maine > > Mechanic's Falls, Maine > > New Castle, Maine > > Otisfield, Maine > > Pawlet, Maine > > Philips, Maine > > Phillips Village, Maine > > Sacarrappa, Maine > > Sherman Hills, Maine > === message truncated === Gary E. 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