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 Catharine (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 Catharine. 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 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 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.
Catharine is located in La Salle 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 La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Catharine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catharine:
- La Salle County (The home county of Catharine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Serena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Stavanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Earlville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Dalzell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ladd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- La Moille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ottville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Somonauk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Shabbona Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Hinckley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shabbona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elva
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Cortland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- DuPage County
- Eola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Nettle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gaslight Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Wauponsee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Sand Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Claypool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Minooka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Channahon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kinsman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mazon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Big Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Elburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooseheart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batavia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Plattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Radley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- East Paw Paw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Burg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
- West Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sublette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Inlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Budd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Missal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Adams ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Blackstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Munster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Sunbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Vermilion City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Putnam County
- Standard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Normantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Shorewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Blodgett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Crystal Lawns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catharine, see our County-by-County Page for Catharine.
Cemeteries Near Catharine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catharine.
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 Catharine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catharine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elerding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seaman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spradling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Serena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osmundson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pierce Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Norway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Catharine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Catharine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Catharine, with the one closest to Catharine listed first.
- Serena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Blakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somonauk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nettle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catharine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catharine.
Newspapers Published in Catharine ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catharine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catharine, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catharine.
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 Catharine:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to La Salle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- DeKalb County
- DuPage County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Putnam 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> | 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 Catharine, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Catharine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |