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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 Chatsworth (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 Chatsworth. 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.

Chatsworth is located in Livingston County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Chatsworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Forrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <3>
    • Wing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Cullom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <3>
    • Strawn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <3>
    • Griswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Saunemin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
    • Eylar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Emington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
      • Emington is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <3>
    • Swygert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
    • McDowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Livingston County
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <3>
    • Foosland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dewey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <3>
    • Fisher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
    • Prospect
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Champaign County
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Piper City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Roberts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <3>
    • Kempton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <3>
    • Melvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <3>
    • Sibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <3>
    • Cabery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <3>
    • Garber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Ford County
    • Elliott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gibson City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
    • Paxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <3>
    • Proctor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Clarke City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • East Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Gardner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • La Hogue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
    • Thawville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <3>
    • Ridgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Del Rey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • Gilman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Onarga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Danforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <3>
    • Buckley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <3>
    • Ashkum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <3>
    • Loda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <3>
    • Crescent City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <3>
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cissna Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
      • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <3>
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <3>
    • Reddick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Herscher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Irwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Goodrich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Bonfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Otto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Sammons Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Essex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Limestone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatsworth, with the one closest to Chatsworth listed first.
    • Cropsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in McLean County
    • Anchor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
    • Chenoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Saybrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <3>
    • Cooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
    • Meadows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in McLean County
    • Arrowsmith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsmith
      • Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsmith <3>
    • Bellflower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Bellflower is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellflower <3>
    • Ellsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <3>
    • Gridley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <3>
  • Vermilion County
    • Rankin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Chatsworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatsworth.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brewton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Germanville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Mile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forrest Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sullivan Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chatsworth had a population of 827 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chatsworth had a population of 1,104 people.

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

  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
  • Piper City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Risk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
  • Strawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
    • Strawn is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <3>
  • Cullom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <3>
  • Thawville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
    • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <3>
  • La Hogue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
  • Griswold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
  • Roberts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <3>
  • Saunemin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <3>
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    • Melvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <3>
    • Ridgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Scovel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scovel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
      • Scovel is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chatsworth ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatsworth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chatsworth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chatsworth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chatsworth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Chatsworth.

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 Chatsworth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chatsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chatsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chatsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chatsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7532, Longitude: -88.2950       In this case, the coordinates for Chatsworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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