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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 Chauncey (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 Chauncey. 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.

Chauncey is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Crawford, Richland, Wabash & Knox (IN).

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Chauncey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Sumner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Birds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrenceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Billett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Russellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Hogue Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
    • Oak Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • York
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Melrose is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • West Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Union is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Ingraham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sailor Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Camp Travis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Landes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Green Brier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Hardinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Villas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Oil Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • New Hebron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • Oblong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stoy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
    • Duncanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Robinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Hazel Dell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
    • Walla Walla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • West Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Maple Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Bennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bone Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Sainte Marie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Willow Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunt City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bogota
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Falmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Yale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Lis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Hidalgo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Amity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Claremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Olney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
    • Calhoun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Berryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Parkersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Passport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Wakefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Gallagher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Noble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wynoose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Lancaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Orio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Allendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Patton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Mount Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • Mount Erie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • Hazleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Beal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
    • Vincennes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Busseron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
    • Oaktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fritchton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
    • Verne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Decker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Bicknell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Freelandville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Freelandville is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
    • Ragsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
  • Sullivan County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chauncey, with the one closest to Chauncey listed first.
    • Merom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <1>
    • Graysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • New Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Paxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Sullivan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Chauncey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chauncey.

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

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

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

  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Waggoner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Keplinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Leech Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Port Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoltz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoltz Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stoltz Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northeast of Olney.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108415 <3>
  • Amity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluffs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardinville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dark Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (448 more) ...
    • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Goss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Olney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105855 <3>
    • Charlottesville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chauncey had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Landes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Landes is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
  • Amity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amity is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Hardinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Westport is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Villas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Villas is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
  • Rafetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
  • Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Birds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Hebron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sainte Marie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oblong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinkstaff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff

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

Newspapers Published in Chauncey ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chauncey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chauncey, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chauncey.

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 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 Chauncey:

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