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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 Armstrong (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 Armstrong. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Armstrong is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).

Below are the counties that are near Armstrong. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Armstrong:

  • Vermilion County     (The home county of Armstrong)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Potomac
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
      • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <2>
    • Collison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
    • Rankin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <2>
    • East Lynn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <2>
    • Newtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
    • Rossville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
    • Fithian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <2>
    • Muncie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <2>
    • Belgium Row
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
      • Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
    • Alvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Alvin has also been known as:
      • Alvan Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
    • Bismarck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Penfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
    • Royal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
    • Flatville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
    • Ogden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
    • Rantoul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <2>
    • Saint Joseph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
    • Thomasboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
      • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <2>
    • Mayview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Prospect
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • Dewey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Paxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <2>
    • Elliott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <2>
    • Roberts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <2>
    • Gibson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <2>
    • Proctor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Cissna Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
      • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <2>
    • Loda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
    • Claytonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goodwine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wellington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
    • Buckley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <2>
    • Schwer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
      • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
    • Woodworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
      • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
    • Milford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
    • Del Rey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • Stockland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thawville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <2>
    • Onarga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Benton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Ambia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
      • Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Talbot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Boswell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
    • Freeland Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
      • Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
  • Fountain County (IN)
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • Vermillion County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Gessie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
      • Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Tree Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
      • Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Perrysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
      • Perrysville is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <2>
  • Warren County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.
    • Pence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
    • State Line City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
      • State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • State Line
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Hedrick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Sloan ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baltimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Foster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
    • West Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
      • West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
    • Old Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Brisco ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
      • Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Williamsport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Armstrong, see our County-by-County Page for Armstrong.

Newspapers Published in Armstrong ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Armstrong.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Armstrong, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Armstrong.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Armstrong:

Cemeteries Near Armstrong ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Armstrong.

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 Armstrong covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.

  • Partlow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Partlow Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Partlow Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partlow Cemetery
  • Old Partlow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wallace Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Welles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Welles Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comprise Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
  • Knight's Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Potomac Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Potomac Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morehead Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potomac Cemetery
  • Ingersoll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomlinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlinson Cemetery
  • Chenoweth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Collison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Embury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Embury Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Embury Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embury Cemetery
    • Collison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Collison.
      • The Collison Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pilot Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collison Cemetery
    • Workheiser Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Armstrong had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Armstrong, with the one closest to Armstrong listed first.

  • Penfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Potomac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
    • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <2>
  • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
    • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
  • Higginsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
  • Gifford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
    • Gifford is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
  • Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
  • Vernal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
  • Henning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
    • Henning is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Flatville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Flatville is located in Champaign County
  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <2>
  • Dillsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Snider
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snider have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Snider is located in Vermilion County
    • Clarence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
      • Clarence is located in Ford County
    • Rayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
      • Rayville is located in Vermilion County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Armstrong. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armstrong.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armstrong. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Armstrong) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Armstrong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3064, Longitude: -87.8778       In this case, the coordinates for Armstrong have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Armstrong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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