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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 Blackland (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 Blackland. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Blackland is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby.

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

  • Macon County     (The home county of Blackland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Boody
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blue Mound
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <1>
    • Elwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <1>
    • Harristown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <1>
    • Macon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niantic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Turpin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Bearsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
    • Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <1>
    • Warrensburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <1>
    • Hervey City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Forsyth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <1>
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Mount Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stonington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <1>
    • Sandersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
    • Grove City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Bolivia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Assumption
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Edinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Sharpsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Taylorville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Velma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Owaneco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
      • Owaneco is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <1>
    • Bulpitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <1>
    • Jeisyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Rowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
    • Kenney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <1>
    • Hallsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Midland City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Latham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cornland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <1>
    • Chestnut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestervale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
    • Beason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkhart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Ohlman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Dalton City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
    • Lake City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Dunn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Lovington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <1>
    • Cushman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • La Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <1>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <1>
    • Lintner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Burrowsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Cisco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Milmine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <1>
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Voorhies
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Bement
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <1>
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Illiopolis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
    • Buffalo Hart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
    • Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <1>
    • New City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
    • Clear Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Spaulding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Williamsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <1>
    • Pawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <1>
    • Grandview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackland, with the one closest to Blackland listed first.
    • Moweaqua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <1>
    • Yantisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
    • Findlay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tower Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
      • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <1>
    • Shelbyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blackland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackland.

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 Blackland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Muirheid Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muirheid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muirheid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berea Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Church Cemetery
    • Harristown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Long Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Blackland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackland.

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

  • Boody
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blue Mound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <1>
  • Macon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
    • Elwin is located in Macon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <1>
  • Harristown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Harristown is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <1>
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Macon County
  • Niantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyckles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyckles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
    • Wyckles is located in Macon County
  • Mount Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stonington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <1>
  • Turpin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
    • Turpin is located in Macon County
  • Illiopolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Grove City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Moweaqua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <1>
    • Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Blackland ...

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 233 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackland, 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 Blackland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blackland:

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Blackland, 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 from Point A (ie- Blackland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7614, Longitude: -89.1040       In this case, the coordinates for Blackland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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