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 Augerville (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 Augerville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Augerville is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Augerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Augerville:
- Champaign County (The home county of Augerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Urbana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Mayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Champaign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Staley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Flatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Bondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Farmer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Parnell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Fullerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Fairland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Hayes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Camargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Patterson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Tuscola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ficklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Newman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Kemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Palermo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Proctor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Paxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
- Garber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Melvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iroquois County
- Loda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Bellflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Kumler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Glen Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Saybrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Heath
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bement
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Land
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Milmine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Fithian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muncie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Newtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Belgium Row
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Potomac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Augerville, see our County-by-County Page for Augerville.
Cemeteries Near Augerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Augerville.
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 Augerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Augerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Clements Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harvey Cemetery
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Grove Cemetery
- The Sugartree Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brumley Cemetery
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
- The Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Ensley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- Locust Grove Church Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Urbana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108933 <2>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Gardens
- Leal Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal Park Cemetery
- The Leal Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Urbana Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Addition Cemetery
- Eastlawn Burial Park
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield Cemetery
- The Brownfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brownfield Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yearsley Cemetery
- The Yearsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yearsley & Brownfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108978 <2>
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Mt. Hope Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Augerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Augerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Augerville, with the one closest to Augerville listed first.
- Champaign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Mayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Leverett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Sellers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Deers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Staley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rising
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Bondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Augerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Augerville.
Newspapers Published in Augerville ...
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 208 newspapers that have been published in the area around Augerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Augerville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Augerville.
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 Augerville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- McLean County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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 Augerville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Augerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |