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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 Abingdon (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 Abingdon. 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.

Abingdon is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark & Warren.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Abingdon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • De Long
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to De Long
      • From Abingdon to De Long
    • Saint Augustine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
      • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
    • Knoxville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
    • Galesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Galesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Gilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Knox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knox
      • From Abingdon to Knox
    • Maquon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Henderson Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
      • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
    • Appleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Appleton
      • From Abingdon to Appleton
    • Wataga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
    • London Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
      • London Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <3>
    • Ellisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <3>
    • Babylon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blyton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Checkrow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bybee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bybee
      • From Abingdon to Bybee
    • Marietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fiatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <3>
    • Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Norris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Media
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Raritan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Biggsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Rozetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rozetta
      • From Abingdon to Rozetta
    • Stronghurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Olena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Gladstone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oquawka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Alpha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
    • Woodhull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhull <3>
    • Ophiem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophiem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
      • Ophiem is located in Henry County
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bardolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • New Philadelphia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Good Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <3>
    • Sciota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
    • Lamone Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
    • Macomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
    • University Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
    • Blandinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Alexis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Henderson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norwood
      • From Abingdon to Norwood
    • Burgess
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Sunbeam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Viola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <3>
    • Seaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Abingdon to Griffin
    • Gilchrist
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoria County
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • West Jersey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • La Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
      • La Fayette is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <3>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
    • Berwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
    • Cameron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Surrey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Surrey
      • From Abingdon to Surrey
    • Utah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Utah
      • From Abingdon to Utah
    • Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <3>
    • Roseville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Youngstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gerlaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <3>
    • Shanghai City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • Kirkwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <3>
    • Eleanor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eleanor
      • From Abingdon to Eleanor
    • Smithshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
      • Smithshire is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Abingdon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abingdon.

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

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

  • Abingdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meridians Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridians Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridians Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hermon Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hermon Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babbitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elias Bragg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elias Bragg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elias Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Harper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Silent Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Abingdon had a population of 1,321 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Abingdon had a population of 3,008 people.

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

  • Saluda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
  • Saint Augustine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
  • De Long
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to De Long
    • From Abingdon to De Long
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
  • Surrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Surrey
    • From Abingdon to Surrey
  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Warren County
  • Avon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • London Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
    • London Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <3>
  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Phelps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
    • Phelps is located in Warren County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abingdon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abingdon.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Abingdon ...

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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abingdon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Abingdon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Abingdon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Abingdon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Abingdon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Abingdon:

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Abingdon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abingdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abingdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8043, Longitude: -90.4015    









 

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