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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 Cardinal Court (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 Cardinal Court. 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.

Name Variations for Cardinal Court ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cardinal Court: Cardinal Ct. (or less commonly used: Cardinal Crt.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cardinal Court is located in McLean 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 McLean County: Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Livingston, Logan, Piatt, Tazewell & Woodford.

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

  • McLean County     (The home county of Cardinal Court)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Normal
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bloomington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yuton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
    • Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Towanda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brokaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brokaw is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
    • Carlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shirley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Merna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Downs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillum is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
    • Danvers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Wapella
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Waynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Watkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Birkbeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
    • Tabor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tabor is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hallsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • De Witt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Fullerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Parnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Midland City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Farmer City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • La Salle County
    • Dana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <1>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Flanagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Graymont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McDowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McDowell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Evans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Emden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Lilly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Minier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tazewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Mackinaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Former name for Mackinaw:
      • Mackinawtown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <1>
    • Deer Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Armington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fravert ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Mindale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Hopedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cardinal Court, with the one closest to Cardinal Court listed first.
    • Kappa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Congerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • El Paso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Goodfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Secor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Panola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Eureka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Roanoke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Minonk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Metamora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Cardinal Court ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cardinal Court.

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 Cardinal Court - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Park Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Twin Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scogin Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Ropp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Twin Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Blooming Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Cardinal Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cardinal Court.

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

  • Normal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yuton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
  • Twin Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Twin Grove is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
  • Barnes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barnes is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Hendrix
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hendrix is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
  • Brokaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brokaw is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
  • Towanda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Covell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Covell is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Randolph is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Downs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillum is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum

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

Newspapers Published in Cardinal Court ...

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 319 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cardinal Court.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cardinal Court, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cardinal Court.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cardinal Court:

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>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.
<3>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 Cardinal Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cardinal Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.