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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 Carle Springs (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 Carle Springs. 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 Carle Springs ...

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 Carle Springs: Carle Spgs. (or less commonly used: Carle Spngs. or Carle Sprngs.)

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 southwest 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 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.

Carle Springs is located in De Witt 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 De Witt County: Logan, Macon, McLean & Piatt.

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

  • De Witt County     (The home county of Carle Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Wapella
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Birkbeck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
    • Waynesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hallsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • De Witt
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Midland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Fullerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Rowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Kenney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Lotus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
    • Foosland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mahomet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Seymour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Beason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawndale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Chestervale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Latham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Emden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Maroa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Argenta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forsyth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oreana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Warrensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bearsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sangamon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
    • Harristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Niantic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Heyworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Downs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gillum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Gillum is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
    • Shirley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McLean
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Le Roy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brokaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Brokaw is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
    • Bloomington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Normal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Merna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • De Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Heath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Milmine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bement
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Armington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Burt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Minier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Mindale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
    • Tazewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Fravert ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Lilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Boynton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Hopedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carle Springs, with the one closest to Carle Springs listed first.
    • Congerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kappa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Goodfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Carle Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carle Springs.

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 Carle Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Long Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Particks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Halsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heyworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Rutledge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn 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.<2>

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

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

  • Wapella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heyworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Birkbeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
  • Solomon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Solomon is located in De Witt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Waynesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hallsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Downs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Funks Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Funks Grove is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Midland City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Ospur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ospur is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ospur
    • Shirley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Carle Springs ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carle Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carle Springs, 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 Carle Springs.

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 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 Carle Springs:

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 Carle Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carle Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.