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 Basco (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 Basco. 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.
Basco is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Lee (IA), Adams, Henderson, McDonough, Schuyler, Clark (MO) & Lewis (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Basco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basco:
- Hancock County (The home county of Basco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Bentley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Elvaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chili
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Sutter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Loraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Mendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ursa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coatsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blacks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- Meyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Camp Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fowler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Mound Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Iowa Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Carman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Colmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Tennessee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blandinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Lamone Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- University Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Sciota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Des Moines County (IA)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Keokuk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Galland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Vincennes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Argyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Sawyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Wever
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Saint Francisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Saint Patrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Dumas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Clark City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Revere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peaksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Kahoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sellers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Weber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basco, see our County-by-County Page for Basco.
Cemeteries Near Basco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basco.
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 Basco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- West Basco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Basco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kesler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kittle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Elvaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Basco had a population of 327 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Basco had a population of 88 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basco, with the one closest to Basco listed first.
- Bentley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Elvaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elderville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Sutter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- McCall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McCall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tioga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Keokuk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basco.
Newspapers Published in Basco ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basco, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basco.
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 Basco:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Henderson County
- McDonough County
- Schuyler County
- Des Moines County
- Lee County
- Clark County
- Lewis 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 Basco, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Basco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |