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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 Calhoun (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 Calhoun. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Calhoun is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Calhoun)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Parkersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
    • Gallagher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Berryville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Amity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Noble
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wynoose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Dundas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Passport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Camp Travis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sailor Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingraham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Louisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kenner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Landes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Green Brier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Hardinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Villas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Oil Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Oblong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • Oil Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
    • Stoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
    • Duncanville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Dogwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Maple Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • West Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Bennington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
    • Bone Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Browns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Red Top
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Red Top is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Ellery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Sainte Marie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bogota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Willow Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Newton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hunt City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Falmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Lis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Wheeler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Sumner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lawrenceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Billett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Saint Francisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Birds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Lancaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Orio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Adams Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Bellmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Keensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Mount Erie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Golden Gate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Geff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Boyleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Barnhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Grayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Burnt Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Calvin is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Hazleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Patoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Calhoun, with the one closest to Calhoun listed first.
    • Beal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
    • Vincennes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Decker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people

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

Cemeteries Near Calhoun ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calhoun.

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 Calhoun - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calhoun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Calhoun had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Calhoun had a population of 164 people.

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

  • Parkersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olney is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
  • Claremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallagher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gallagher is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
  • Berryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Berryville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • West Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Wynoose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wynoose is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
  • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
  • Sumner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Amity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amity is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Noble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Samsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Samsville is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
    • Dundas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Calhoun ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhoun.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calhoun, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calhoun.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Calhoun:

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>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 Calhoun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Calhoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.