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 Bongard (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 Bongard. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bongard is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Bongard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bongard:
- Champaign County (The home county of Bongard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broadlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Pesotum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tolono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sadorus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bushton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Rardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Dorans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Newman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Ficklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Hindsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Borton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Redmon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kansas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Conlogue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Cadwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Lovington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Heath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bement
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milmine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- De Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Archie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fithian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Busenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Belgium Row
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Catlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bongard, see our County-by-County Page for Bongard.
Cemeteries Near Bongard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bongard.
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 Bongard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bongard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bongard Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jessee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Luthern Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Hammett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murdock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pesotum Cemetery
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 Bongard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bongard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bongard, with the one closest to Bongard listed first.
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Philo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broadlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tolono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Deers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Hugo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bongard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bongard.
Newspapers Published in Bongard ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bongard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bongard, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bongard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bongard:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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 Bongard, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bongard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |