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 Bodmann (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 Bodmann. 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.
Bodmann is located in Piatt 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 Piatt County: Champaign, De Witt, Douglas, Macon, McLean & Moultrie.
Below are the counties that are near Bodmann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bodmann:
- Piatt County (The home county of Bodmann)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Voorhies
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milmine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lintner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Land
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Ivesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sadorus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pesotum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tolono
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Savoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Philo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mahomet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake of the Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Humboldt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dorans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Mattoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fullerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Farmer City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Birkbeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Watkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Kenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wapella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Chicken Bristle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Hayes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Chesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Camargo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Villa Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Filson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Kemp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Casner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Argenta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Sangamon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Oreana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hervey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Forsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maroa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Elwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Kumler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Laurette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Lovington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dalton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Coles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Gays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Findlay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yantisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Moweaqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bodmann, see our County-by-County Page for Bodmann.
Cemeteries Near Bodmann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bodmann.
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 Bodmann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bodmann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bement Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West France Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaPlace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- LaPlace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Ater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bodmann in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bodmann.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bodmann, with the one closest to Bodmann listed first.
- Voorhies
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milmine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lintner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Ivesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ullrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Lovington
(11 miles [17.7 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 Bodmann. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bodmann.
Newspapers Published in Bodmann ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bodmann.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bodmann, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bodmann.
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 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 Bodmann:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Piatt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Coles County
- De Witt County
- Douglas County
- Macon County
- McLean County
- Moultrie County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bodmann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bodmann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |