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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bowling Green (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 Bowling Green. 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.

Name Variations for Bowling Green ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bowling Green: Bowling Grn.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bowling Green is historic, it would have been located within present day Woodford 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 Woodford County: La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria & Tazewell.

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

  • Woodford County     (The home county of Bowling Green)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Congerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
      • Congerville is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <3>
    • Secor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Secor is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secor <3>
    • Goodfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
      • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <3>
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
    • Kappa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Roanoke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
    • El Paso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <3>
    • Panola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Benson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <3>
    • Metamora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
      • Metamora is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <3>
    • Woodford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
    • Germantown Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
      • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <3>
    • Minonk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • De Witt County
    • Waynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <3>
    • Dana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <3>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Flanagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
      • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <3>
    • Graymont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
      • Graymont is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graymont <3>
    • Long Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Point <3>
    • Ancona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <3>
    • Emden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <3>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • La Rose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
      • La Rose is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Rose <3>
    • Toluca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toluca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
      • Toluca is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toluca <3>
    • Varna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varna <3>
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Wenona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <3>
    • Lacon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <3>
    • Sparland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
      • Sparland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <3>
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Carlock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
      • Carlock is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <3>
    • Danvers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
    • Hudson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Yuton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Normal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <3>
    • Bloomington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Towanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
    • Gridley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <3>
    • Shirley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <3>
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
    • Meadows
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in McLean County
    • Merna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <3>
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Peoria Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mossville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <3>
    • Keller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Peoria County
    • Chillicothe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
      • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <3>
    • Bartonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pottstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
      • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
    • Bellevue
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Dunlap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowling Green, with the one closest to Bowling Green listed first.
    • Deer Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lilly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
    • Cooper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
    • Mayfair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
      • Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Allentown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
    • Mackinaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
      • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Former name for Mackinaw:
      • Mackinawtown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <3>
    • Crandall ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Tazewell County
    • Tazewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
    • Beverly Manor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
      • Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
    • Morton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <3>
    • Walnut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
    • Harvard Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
      • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County

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

Newspapers Published in Bowling Green ...

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 189 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowling Green.

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

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 Bowling Green:

Cemeteries Near Bowling Green ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowling Green.

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

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

  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • Centennial Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery
  • Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
  • Imhoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imhoff Cemetery
  • Maurer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maurer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maurer Cemetery
  • Allison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
  • Wintz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintz Cemetery
  • Denman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Cemetery
  • Secor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Danvers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Danvers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Danvers Cemetery
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    • Troyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troyer Cemetery
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka 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.

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

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

  • Congerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
    • Congerville is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <3>
  • Goodfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
    • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <3>
  • Carlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
    • Carlock is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <3>
  • Secor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
    • Secor is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secor <3>
  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Deer Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kappa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
    • Kappa is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Cruger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
    • Cruger is located in Woodford County
  • Danvers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Danvers has also been known as:
    • Danver
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <3>
  • El Paso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
    • El Paso is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <3>
  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
  • Lilly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
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    • Yuton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Hudson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
    • Twin Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Twin Grove is located in McLean County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowling Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowling Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowling Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6631, Longitude: -89.1729       In this case, the coordinates for Bowling Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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