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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bernadotte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bernadotte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bernadotte, please Contact Us.

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 Bernadotte (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 Bernadotte. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bernadotte is historic, it would have been located within present day Fulton 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 Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Bernadotte)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Ipava
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Table Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewistown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cuba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Summum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Summum is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
    • Vermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Checkrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Sepo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
    • Blyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Astoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brown County
    • Ripley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Chandlerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Beardstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jules
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • De Long
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Maquon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Yates City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Havana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buzzville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Bath
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Snicarte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Long Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Goofy Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Topeka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Poplar City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kilbourne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Forest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Adair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Philadelphia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bardolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Industry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Doddsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • East Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Macomb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
    • University Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Lamone Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Good Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Menard County
    • Oakford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Glasford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Trivoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Bader
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Browning
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Radville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
    • Talbott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Talbott is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
    • Parkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Parkland is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernadotte, with the one closest to Bernadotte listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Berwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bernadotte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bernadotte.

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

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

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

  • Randol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stites Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Zoll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dobbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Ipava Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ipava Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Danner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (396 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

Bernadotte itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 270 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ipava
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Seville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Seville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Smithfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Table Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Vermont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Summum is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
  • Cuba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Adair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • New Philadelphia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Sepo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
    • Blyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Astoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bernadotte ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernadotte.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bernadotte, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bernadotte.

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 Bernadotte:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bernadotte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Bernadotte) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.