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 Cedar Brook (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 Cedar Brook. 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 Cedar Brook ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Brook: Cedar Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Brook.
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 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.
Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County: Clinton (IA), Louisa (IA), Muscatine (IA), Scott (IA), Henry, Mercer & Whiteside.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Brook:
- Rock Island County (The home county of Cedar Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rapids City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Rustic Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Joslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Green Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Briar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Geneseo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Sherrard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Preemption
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Matherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Viola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Marston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Shale City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Whiteside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- East Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Prophetstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar County (IA)
- Sunbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Folletts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Camanche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Low Moor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elvira
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Welton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Calamus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Muscatine County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Midway Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pleasant Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Stockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Fairport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Scott County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Le Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Bettendorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- McCausland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Long Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Brook.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Brook.
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 Cedar Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hampton Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- State Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Cedar Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Brook, with the one closest to Cedar Brook listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rapids City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Le Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Briar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Green River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Joslin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Brook.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Brook ...
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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Brook, 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 Cedar Brook.
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 Cedar Brook:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Rock Island County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Henry County
- Knox County
- Mercer County
- Whiteside County
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Muscatine County
- Scott 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> | 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> | 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- Cedar Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cedar Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |