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 Choctaw (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 Choctaw. 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 doctors 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.
Choctaw is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper, Sullivan (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Choctaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Choctaw:
- Clark County (The home county of Choctaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Snyder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Clark Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Clark County
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Hogue Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Cleone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Hutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Ashmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
- Ashmore is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <2>
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Omer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Bushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Coles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
- Rardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
- West York is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Hutsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
- Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <2>
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Dogwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Robinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <2>
- Stoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Stoy is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
- Oblong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
- Oblong is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <2>
- Duncanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Union Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Diona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Greenup
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <2>
- Walla Walla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walla Walla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Toledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
- Janesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <2>
- Jewett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <2>
- Johnstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Bell Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Elbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Conlogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Vermilion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Vermilion is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <2>
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
- Kansas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <2>
- Huffmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Redmon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon
- Redmon is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmon <2>
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
- Hunt City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Hidalgo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
- Hidalgo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <2>
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Willow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <2>
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Sainte Marie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
- Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
- Lawrence County
- Birds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Birds is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds <2>
- Birds
- Clay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Coalmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Cory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Cory is located in Clay County (IN)
- Cloverland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Clay County (IN)
- Greene County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Gilmour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Gilmour is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
- Jasonville is located in Greene County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <2>
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- West Atherton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Numa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Scott City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Merom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
- Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <2>
- Farmersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <2>
- Shelburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
- New Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <2>
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <2>
- Hymera
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Scotchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Universal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Blanford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Vigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Prairie Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Prairieton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Pimento
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Pimento is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Liggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Toad Hop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Youngstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County (IN)
- West Terre Haute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
- West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <2>
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <2>
- Taylorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Terre Haute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <2>
- Barnhart Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Choctaw, see our County-by-County Page for Choctaw.
Newspapers Published in Choctaw ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Choctaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Choctaw, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Choctaw.
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 Choctaw:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Edgar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Parke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vermillion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vigo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Clark County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Clark County
Cemeteries Near Choctaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Choctaw.
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 Choctaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Blizzard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blizzard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blizzard Cemetery
- Ziegler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ziegler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ziegler Cemetery
- Ohio Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
- Medsker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medsker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medsker Cemetery
- Bubeck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bubeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bubeck Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Shott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shott Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
- Shawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawler Cemetery
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- Darwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darwin Cemetery
- Island Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
- Darwin Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Choctaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Choctaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Snyder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Ernst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Melrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Walnut Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Darwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Clark Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
- West York is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Clark County
- Vigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Choctaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choctaw.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choctaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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- Choctaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choctaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2823, Longitude: -87.7214 In this case, the coordinates for Choctaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Choctaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |