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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 Arcola (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 Arcola. 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 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.

Arcola is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt & Vermilion.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Arcola)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Pesotum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Longview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <3>
    • Sadorus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ivesdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Tolono
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Broadlands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
      • Broadlands is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <3>
    • Philo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>
    • Savoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
    • Rutherford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bondville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oilfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
      • Cleone is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cleone
      • From Arcola to Cleone
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Humboldt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bushton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rardin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rardin
      • From Arcola to Rardin
    • Mattoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Omer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
    • Magnet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lerna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
      • Lerna is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lerna <3>
    • Ashmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
      • Ashmore is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <3>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Janesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
    • Johnstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Diona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bradbury
      • From Arcola to Bradbury
    • Neoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <3>
    • Timothy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Timothy
      • From Arcola to Timothy
    • Union Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
  • Edgar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Borton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brocton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kansas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <3>
    • Redmon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon
      • Redmon is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmon <3>
    • Hume
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <3>
    • Palermo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palermo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Edgar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palermo
      • From Arcola to Palermo
    • Grandview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Metcalf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metcalf <3>
    • Conlogue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conlogue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
      • Conlogue is located in Edgar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conlogue
      • From Arcola to Conlogue
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Casner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hervey City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Long Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coles
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Allenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Cushman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cushman
      • From Arcola to Cushman
    • Lovington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Sullivan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gays
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <3>
    • Dunn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn
      • From Arcola to Dunn
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Dalton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Atwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrowsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Voorhies
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Voorhies
      • From Arcola to Voorhies
    • Lintner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lintner
      • From Arcola to Lintner
    • Bement
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Milmine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • La Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • White Heath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sexson Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Findlay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlesworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>
    • Trowbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trowbridge
      • From Arcola to Trowbridge
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Allerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <3>
    • Archie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Arcola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcola.

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

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

  • Township Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Humboldt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Humboldt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fillmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fillmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bourbon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourbon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yoder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • Lower Lester Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Lester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Arcola had a population of 1,733 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arcola had a population of 2,838 people.

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

  • Galton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
    • Galton is located in Douglas County
  • Filson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
    • Filson is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Filson
    • From Arcola to Filson
  • Chesterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bourbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
    • Bourbon is located in Douglas County
  • Kemp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ficklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
    • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ficklin
    • From Arcola to Ficklin
  • Tuscola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Arthur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hindsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hugo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Douglas County
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    • Garrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • West Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
      • West Ridge is located in Douglas County
    • Bushton
      (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 Arcola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcola.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Arcola ...

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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcola.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Arcola. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Arcola and those printed in the larger area surrounding Arcola.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7> of Arcola.

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 websites either 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 Arcola:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arcola. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Arcola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Arcola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arcola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6845, Longitude: -88.3085    









 

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