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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 Amenia (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 Amenia. 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 doctors and 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.

Amenia is located in Piatt 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 Piatt County: Champaign, De Witt, Douglas, Macon, McLean & Moultrie.

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

  • Piatt County     (The home county of Amenia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Cisco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
    • Monticello
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • De Land
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Milmine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Bement
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
    • White Heath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
    • Voorhies
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Burrowsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • La Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
    • Lintner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Ivesdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <2>
    • Seymour
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bondville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sadorus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mahomet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
      • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <2>
    • Staley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Lake of the Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
    • Savoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
    • Tolono
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
      • Tolono is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <2>
    • Pesotum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Champaign
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lotus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
    • Urbana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Weldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Lane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fullerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
    • Parnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
    • Farmer City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Birkbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
    • Watkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Rowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
    • Wapella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Chicken Bristle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Garrett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Ficklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Arthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
      • Hayes is located in Douglas County
    • Tuscola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Chesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Villa Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
      • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Patterson Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Arcola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Camargo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford County
    • Proctor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Latham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Beason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Argenta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>
    • Oreana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
    • Sangamon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
    • Maroa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Casner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
      • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Forsyth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
    • Long Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Decatur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
    • Hervey City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Mount Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Turpin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Warrensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Kumler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kumler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
      • Kumler is located in McLean County
    • Laurette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
    • Glen Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
    • Le Roy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Bellflower
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Bellflower is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellflower <2>
    • Heyworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
      • Heyworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <2>
    • Saybrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <2>
    • Downs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Downs is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <2>
    • Arrowsmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsmith
      • Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsmith <2>
    • Ellsworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
    • Gillum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
      • Gillum is located in McLean County
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amenia, with the one closest to Amenia listed first.
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Lovington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <2>
    • Dalton City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cadwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Cushman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Dunn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Sullivan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Amenia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amenia.

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

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

  • Kentuck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willow Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stringtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haneline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haneline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haneline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cronninger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cronninger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cronninger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woolington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marquiss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marquiss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marquiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monticello Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monticello Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bucks Pond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucks Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucks Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West France Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West France Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

While we didn't find Amenia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amenia.

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

  • Cisco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
  • Monticello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
  • Milmine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
    • Milmine is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
  • De Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Argenta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
    • Argenta is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>
  • Bement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
    • Bement is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
  • Lodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Lodge is located in Piatt County
  • Weldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
  • White Heath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
    • White Heath is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
  • Galesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Galesville is located in Piatt County
  • Voorhies
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
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    • Oreana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
    • Oakley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
    • Ivesdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Amenia ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amenia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amenia, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amenia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Amenia:

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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>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 Amenia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Amenia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0220, Longitude: -88.6665       In this case, the coordinates for Amenia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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