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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 Chatton (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 Chatton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Chatton is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Lewis (MO) & Marion (MO).

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Chatton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • La Prairie
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Golden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blacks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Blacks is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
    • Camp Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Loraine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coatsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Paloma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fowler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kellerville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Marcelline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Marcelline is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Mound Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mound Station is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Timewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Sterling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hersman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hersman is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
    • Ripley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Gilbirds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Cooperstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Versailles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Bowen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Augusta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chili
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chili is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Point is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bentley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bentley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Basco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sutter is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Carthage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Joetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Elvaston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
    • Ferris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Colmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Colmar is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
    • VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
    • Tennessee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doddsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • Colchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Industry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Lamone Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Macomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • University Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Blandinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Baylis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hadley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Chambersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Camden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wayland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Littleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rushville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Lee County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Keokuk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <1>
    • Buena Vista ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Sandusky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Galland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
  • Clark County (MO)
    • Alexandria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatton, with the one closest to Chatton listed first.
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Canton is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • La Grange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Marion County (MO)
    • Taylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Chatton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatton.

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

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

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

  • Lutheran Friedhof Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Leenerts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • York Neck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meints Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (484 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chatton had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • La Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Golden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bowen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blacks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blacks is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
  • Camp Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stillwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwell is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
  • Loraine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Coatsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Denver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Denver is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Point is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Chatton ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chatton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chatton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Chatton:

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>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 Chatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Chatton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.