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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 Cascade (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 Cascade. 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.

Cascade is located in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

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

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Cascade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • New City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Rochester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pawnee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Commanche Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • Glenarm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Southern View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Hawthorne Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
    • Springfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Divernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tovey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <1>
    • Bulpitt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeisyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Kincaid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharpsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Bolivia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Grove City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Zenobia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Langleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Mount Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Cornland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Elkhart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Chestervale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Niantic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boody
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Elwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bearsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
    • Warrensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Virden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Modesto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Croft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Farmersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Waggoner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ohlman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenonah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Nokomis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Shop Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
    • Honey Bend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <1>
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cascade, with the one closest to Cascade listed first.
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Alexander
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • Moweaqua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Cascade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cascade.

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

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

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Breckenridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Fork Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Finley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Motterville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vigal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Horse Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newcomer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...
    • Brunk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • New City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • Breckenridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Berry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Glenarm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sharpsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Pawnee Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
  • Bolivia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
  • Zenobia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grove City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Mechanicsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

Newspapers Published in Cascade ...

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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascade.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cascade, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cascade.

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 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 Cascade:

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 Cascade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cascade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.