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 Albany (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 Albany. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Albany is located in Whiteside County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.
Below are the counties that are near Albany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Albany:
- Whiteside County (The home county of Albany)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- East Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Lyndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prophetstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Bureau County
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Argo Fay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Fair Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Ayers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Hickory Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Savanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Center Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Chadwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hickory Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Green Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Briar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hooppole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Rapids City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barstow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Carbon Cliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Camanche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shaffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Folletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Low Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elvira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Sixmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Elk River Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Bryant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Teeds Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Goose Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jackson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Miles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sabula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Spragueville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Springbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maquoketa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Le Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Park View is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Pleasant Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Eldridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Bettendorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Albany, see our County-by-County Page for Albany.
Cemeteries Near Albany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albany.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Albany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is located in Camanche (IA).
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95999 <2>
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Hess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shaffton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Albany had a population of 611 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albany had a population of 856 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
- Camanche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chaney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Garden Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- East Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Low Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elvira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Albany. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albany.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albany ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albany.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Albany. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Albany and those printed in the larger area surrounding Albany.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Albany.
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 Albany:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Whiteside County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Rock Island County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |