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 Beeler Terrace (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 Beeler Terrace. 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.
Beeler Terrace is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Beeler Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beeler Terrace:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Beeler Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Belgium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Illiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Catlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Ogden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Penfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Gifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Newman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Metcalf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kidley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Hume
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Iroquois County
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Ambia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Stone Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mellott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Montgomery County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Waynetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Grange Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Annapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Rileysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Saint Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- State Line City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beeler Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Beeler Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Beeler Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beeler Terrace.
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 Beeler Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beeler Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery (North)
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery (South)
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Songer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- The Songer Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Payne Graveyard
- Hooton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Denmark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Cemetery
- The Denmark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey Cemetery
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanhill Memorial Park
- The Sanhill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sanhill Cemetery
- Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton Cemetery
- The Atherton Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Atherton Cemetery
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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 Beeler Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beeler Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beeler Terrace, with the one closest to Beeler Terrace listed first.
- Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vandercook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Grape Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rileysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- West Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Catlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Snider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beeler Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beeler Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Beeler Terrace ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beeler Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beeler Terrace, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beeler Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Beeler Terrace:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beeler Terrace) 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 Beeler Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |