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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 Baileyville (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 Baileyville. 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 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 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.

Baileyville is located in Ogle 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 Ogle County: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside & Winnebago.

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

  • Ogle County     (The home county of Baileyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Forreston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Harper is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Adeline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adeline is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Egan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Egan is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Haldane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
    • Maryland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Leaf River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Mount Morris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
    • Polo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oregon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Zier Cors
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
    • Lanark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Hitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Hazelhurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • South Elkhorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
    • Milledgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chadwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Carroll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Polsgrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
  • Jo Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Stockton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Nora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Prairieville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nachusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Stephenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Florence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • German Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Freeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bolton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Ridott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eleroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dakota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Red Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Yellow Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Afolkey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Penrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Coleta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Pigeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
    • Malvern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Galt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Seward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pecatonica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alworth is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
    • Winnebago
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lake Summerset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
    • Durand
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Durand is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <1>
    • Wempletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
    • Indian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Rockford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shirland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Millford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • North Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Park is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
    • Sturbridge Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
  • Green County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Twin Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Cadiz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Browntown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Lafayette County (WI)
    • South Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Rock County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baileyville, with the one closest to Baileyville listed first.
    • Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Avon is located in Rock County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Newark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark

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

Cemeteries Near Baileyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baileyville.

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 Baileyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baileyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cranes Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Dell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forreston Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Shell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
      • The Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shelly Cemetery
    • Freeport City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Adeline Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Baileyville had a population of 187 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • South Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
  • Harper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Forreston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • German Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Adeline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adeline is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Bolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Shannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Haldane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Haldane is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
  • Maryland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maryland is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
  • Egan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Egan is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Ridott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Kittredge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kittredge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
    • Leaf River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville

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

Newspapers Published in Baileyville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baileyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baileyville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baileyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Baileyville:

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>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- Baileyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Baileyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.