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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 Blackhawk (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 Blackhawk. 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.

Blackhawk is located in Carroll County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Clinton (IA), Jackson (IA), Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson & Whiteside.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Blackhawk)
  • Jo Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Elizabeth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <1>
    • Pleasant Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Aiken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
    • Bremen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Scales Mound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
      • Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <1>
    • Apple River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <1>
    • Warren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <1>
  • Ogle County
  • Stephenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Loran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
    • Pearl City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bolton
      • From Blackhawk to Bolton
    • Eleroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
    • Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
    • Freeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
    • McConnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
      • McConnell is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <1>
    • Winslow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
    • East Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Pigeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Malvern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malvern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malvern
      • From Blackhawk to Malvern
    • Coleta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
      • Coleta is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleta <1>
    • Morrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <1>
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Teeds Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elk River Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
      • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
    • Tenmile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goose Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
      • Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Sixmile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elvira
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Delmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Camanche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Dubuque County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Wilkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
      • Wilkins is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkins
      • From Blackhawk to Wilkins
    • Massey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
      • Massey is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Massey
      • From Blackhawk to Massey
    • Zwingle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cattese
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cattese. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattese
      • Cattese is located in Dubuque County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cattese
      • From Blackhawk to Cattese
    • Key West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Green Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
      • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Sabula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
      • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <1>
    • Miles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
    • Van Buren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>
    • North Bellevue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Spragueville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
      • Spragueville is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <1>
    • Springbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <1>
    • Smiths
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smiths. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
      • Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smiths
      • From Blackhawk to Smiths
    • Andrew
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Donatus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • Hazel Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
    • Cuba City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
      • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
  • Lafayette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackhawk, with the one closest to Blackhawk listed first.
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Blackhawk to White Oak
    • New Diggings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
      • Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Former name for Fort Gratiot:
      • Gratiot Grove
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Gratiot
      • From Blackhawk to Fort Gratiot
    • Etna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Blackhawk to Etna
    • Shullsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
      • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Benton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Lafayette County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Gratiot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackhawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackhawk.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lost Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosquito Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Albright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeseville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeseville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Massbach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Horst Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horst Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horst Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<5>

While we didn't find Blackhawk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackhawk.

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

  • Marcus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lainsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
    • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Green Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
    • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Massbach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massbach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Savanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <1>
  • Sabula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <1>
  • Pleasant Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
    • Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
  • Van Buren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
  • Rodden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
    • Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
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    • Pleasant Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Blanding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanding
      • Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Bellevue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Blackhawk ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackhawk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackhawk, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackhawk.

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 Blackhawk:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blackhawk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Blackhawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Blackhawk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackhawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1884, Longitude: -90.2239    









 

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