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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Caledonia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Caledonia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Caledonia, 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 Caledonia (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 Caledonia. 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 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 Caledonia is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Bureau, La Salle & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Caledonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caledonia:
- Putnam County (The home county of Caledonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McNabb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hennepin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Bureau Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
- De Pue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ladd
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tiskilwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Princeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Malden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Lostant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Tonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Deer Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Peru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Kangley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Dana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Munster
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ancona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coalville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Long Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vermilion City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Missal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Flanagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Graymont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Varna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Camp Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edelstein
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Hallock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Mossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Peoria Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Speer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Modena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Trailpark Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Minonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roanoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Metamora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bay View Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Secor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Panola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Germantown Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caledonia, see our County-by-County Page for Caledonia.
Cemeteries Near Caledonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caledonia.
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 Caledonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caledonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Caledonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boyle - Price Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Twp. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Varna.
- The Roberts Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- Statler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108380 <4>
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Palatine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Caledonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Caledonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Varna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Florid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hennepin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lostant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caledonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caledonia.
Newspapers Published in Caledonia ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caledonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caledonia.
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 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 Caledonia:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- La Salle County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Peoria County
- Stark County
- Tazewell County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caledonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |