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 Bando (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 Bando. 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 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.
Bando is located in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Bando. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bando:
- Sangamon County (The home county of Bando)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Leland Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Hawthorne Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southern View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Curran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pasfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Newmansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Burlingame
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Old Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Chandlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jules
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Bolivia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tovey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulpitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kincaid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zenobia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Jeisyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Mount Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Langleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Taylorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Cornland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Broadwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lake Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestervale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Macon County
- Niantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Virden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Girard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Modesto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nilwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Mason City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Teheran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Kilbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Natrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Menard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Croft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Greenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Prentice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Arnold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Literberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Woodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bando, see our County-by-County Page for Bando.
Cemeteries Near Bando ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bando.
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 Bando - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bando covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- McKinnie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104996 <2>
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hopwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strode Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bissell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bissell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- The Bissell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Churchill Cemetery
- German Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104767 <2>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Salisbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Bando in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bando.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bando, with the one closest to Bando listed first.
- Bradfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Curran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Pasfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spaulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bando. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bando.
Newspapers Published in Bando ...
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 223 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bando.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bando, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bando.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bando:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Sangamon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Mason County
- Menard County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bando) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bando, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |