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 Broadlands (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 Broadlands. 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 doctors 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.
Broadlands 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 Broadlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broadlands:
- Champaign County (The home county of Broadlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Pesotum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Tolono
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Savoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Hayes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hindsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Chicken Bristle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Borton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Redmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Scottland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Conlogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Atwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bement
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Allerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fithian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Catlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Dana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Eugene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Gessie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Rileysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Saint Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broadlands, see our County-by-County Page for Broadlands.
Cemeteries Near Broadlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broadlands.
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 Broadlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broadlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Luthern Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bongard Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bliss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Cemetery
- The Bliss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bliss Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Young America 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Broadlands had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Broadlands had a population of 332 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broadlands, with the one closest to Broadlands listed first.
- Allerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Hildreth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hildreth is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Philo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broadlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broadlands.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Broadlands ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broadlands.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Broadlands. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Broadlands and those printed in the larger area surrounding Broadlands.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Broadlands.
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 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 Broadlands:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion County
- Vermillion 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 Broadlands, 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- Broadlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |