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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 Burrowsville (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 Burrowsville. 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.

Burrowsville is located in Piatt 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 Piatt County: Champaign, De Witt, Douglas, Macon, McLean & Moultrie.

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

  • Piatt County     (The home county of Burrowsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burrowsville, with the one closest to Burrowsville listed first.
    • Hammond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lintner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lintner
      • From Burrowsville to Lintner
    • La Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Voorhies
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Voorhies
      • From Burrowsville to Voorhies
    • Milmine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Atwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Bement
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cisco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Monticello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
    • White Heath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <1>
    • De Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
  • Champaign County
  • Christian County
  • Coles County
  • De Witt County
  • Douglas County
  • Logan County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burrowsville, with the one closest to Burrowsville listed first.
    • Casner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hervey City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Long Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sangamon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Oreana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <1>
    • Turpin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turpin
      • From Burrowsville to Turpin
    • Argenta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <1>
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Forsyth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bearsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bearsdale
      • From Burrowsville to Bearsdale
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burrowsville, with the one closest to Burrowsville listed first.
    • Lovington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cushman
      • From Burrowsville to Cushman
    • Cadwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalton City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn
      • From Burrowsville to Dunn
    • Bethany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Sullivan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Allenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Coles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gays
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <1>
  • Shelby County

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

Cemeteries Near Burrowsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burrowsville.

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

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

  • Hammond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPlace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPlace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPlace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPlace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mackville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cerro Gordo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerro Gordo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cerro Gordo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Isadora Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isadora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Isadora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Pea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West France Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West France Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Burrowsville had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hammond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lintner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
    • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lintner
    • From Burrowsville to Lintner
  • Ullrich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ullrich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
    • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
  • La Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Voorhies
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Voorhies
    • From Burrowsville to Voorhies
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
  • Milmine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Prairie Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
    • Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
  • Atwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cerro Gordo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Casner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cushman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cushman
      • From Burrowsville to Cushman

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

Newspapers Published in Burrowsville ...

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 210 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burrowsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burrowsville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burrowsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burrowsville:

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Burrowsville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burrowsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burrowsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7995, Longitude: -88.6323    









 

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