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 Campus (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 Campus. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Campus is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Campus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campus:
- Livingston County (The home county of Campus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Cardiff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Emington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Cullom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eylar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Saunemin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Swygert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Cabery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kempton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piper City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Clarke City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- East Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Braceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mazon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kinsman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Chebanse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashkum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Hogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Danforth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- L'Erable
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Onarga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thawville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Crescent City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Reddick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Essex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Bonfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Limestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Otto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Sammons Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Bourbonnais
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Ransom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Seneca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
- Marseilles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Streator
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Kangley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Chenoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cropsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Godley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braidwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Lakewood Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Symerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Blodgett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Elwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campus, see our County-by-County Page for Campus.
Cemeteries Near Campus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campus.
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 Campus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Broughton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Emington.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Call Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <3>
- Round Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivan Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerville Cemetery
- The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floridgeville Cemetery
- Dwight Old Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
- Goodfarm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Campus had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Campus had a population of 157 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campus, with the one closest to Campus listed first.
- Emington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cabery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reddick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kempton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Scovel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scovel is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
- Eylar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Saunemin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campus.
Newspapers Published in Campus ...
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 193 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campus, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campus.
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 Campus:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ford County
- Grundy County
- Iroquois County
- Kankakee County
- La Salle County
- McLean County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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- Campus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Campus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |