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 Bushnell (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 Bushnell. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Bushnell is located in McDonough 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 McDonough County: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Schuyler & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Bushnell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushnell:
- McDonough County (The home county of Bushnell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Bardolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <2>
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Macomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
- University Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Lamone Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Sciota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Colchester is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <2>
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Checkrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
- Blyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
- Table Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
- Table Grove is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <2>
- London Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
- London Mills is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <2>
- Ipava
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
- Ipava is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <2>
- Bybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bybee
- From Bushnell to Bybee
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Joetta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joetta
- From Bushnell to Joetta
- Fountain Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- La Harpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Disco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Raritan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Media
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Stronghurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Biggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Olena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Saint Augustine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <2>
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- De Long
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
- De Long is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to De Long
- From Bushnell to De Long
- Maquon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
- East Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Galesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Knox is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Knox
- From Bushnell to Knox
- Yates City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
- Yates City is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <2>
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Havana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <2>
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wayland
- From Bushnell to Wayland
- Bader
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bader
- From Bushnell to Bader
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluff City
- From Bushnell to Bluff City
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Berwick is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
- Smithshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
- Smithshire is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <2>
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Surrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Surrey is located in Warren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Surrey
- From Bushnell to Surrey
- Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <2>
- Kirkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <2>
- Utah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Utah is located in Warren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utah
- From Bushnell to Utah
- Gerlaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
- Gerlaw is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bushnell, see our County-by-County Page for Bushnell.
Cemeteries Near Bushnell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushnell.
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 Bushnell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Bushnell City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Solon - Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bardolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Prairie City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prairie City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Checkrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Checkrow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Checkrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Guernsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guernsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guernsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peirsol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peirsol Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peirsol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bushnell had a population of 2,314 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bushnell had a population of 2,825 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Bardolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Manley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Manley is located in Fulton County
- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <2>
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Seville is located in Fulton County
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Macomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
- Pennington Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
- Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bushnell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bushnell.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bushnell ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushnell.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bushnell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bushnell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bushnell.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Bushnell.
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 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 Bushnell:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to McDonough County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Knox County
- Mason County
- Schuyler County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bushnell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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 Bushnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bushnell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bushnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5536, Longitude: -90.5076 |