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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Calftown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Calftown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Calftown, 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 Calftown (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 Calftown. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Calftown is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Lewis (MO) & Marion (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Calftown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calftown:
- Adams County (The home county of Calftown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ewbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ursa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marcelline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Coatsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Mound Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Sutter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Bowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Shepherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Baylis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Dara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County (MO)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Weber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Sellers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Argola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argola is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- La Belle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Dodge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Monroe County (MO)
- Monroe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Ashburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Frankford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Rensselaer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Saverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Emden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Emden is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Hunnewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kendall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calftown, see our County-by-County Page for Calftown.
Cemeteries Near Calftown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calftown.
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 Calftown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calftown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Quincy Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <3>
- Ehe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Calftown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calftown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calftown, with the one closest to Calftown listed first.
- Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Quincy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North River is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Ursa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calftown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calftown.
Newspapers Published in Calftown ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calftown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calftown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calftown.
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 Calftown:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Hancock County
- Pike County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Shelby 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 Calftown, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Calftown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |