McHenry County Illinois Genealogy and History

Founded: January 16th, 1836

Named for: William McHenry

County Seat: Woodstock

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Communities

Cities: Crystal Lake, Harvard, Marengo, McHenry, Woodstock (county seat)

Villages: Algonquin (mostly), Barrington Hills (part), Bull Valley, Cary, Fox Lake (part), Fox River Grove (part), Greenwood, Hebron, Holiday Hills, Huntley (part), Island Lake (part), Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor (part), Lakewood, McCullom Lake, Oakwood Hills, Port Barrington (part), Prairie Grove, Richmond, Ringwood, Spring Grove, Trout Valley, Union, Wonder Lake

Census-designated places: Alden, Big Foot Prairie, Burtons Bridge, Chemung, Coral, Franklinville, Harmony, Hartland, Lawrence, Pistakee Highlands, Ridgefield, Riley, Solon Mills

Before the 2020 Census, only Chemung and Pistakee Highlands were CDPs.

Unincorporated communities: Belden, Palm Beach (part), Silver Lake, Terra Cotta

Townships: Alden, Algonquin, Burton, Chemung, Coral, Dorr, Dunham, Grafton, Greenwood, Hartland, Hebron, Marengo, McHenry, Nunda, Richmond, Riley, Seneca

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Adjacent counties

Walworth County, Wisconsin - north
Kenosha County, Wisconsin - northeast
Lake County - east
Cook County - southeast
Kane County - south
DeKalb County - southwest
Boone County - west