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 Chrisman (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 Chrisman. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Chrisman is located in Edgar 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 Edgar County: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Vermilion, Vermillion (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Chrisman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chrisman:
- Edgar County (The home county of Chrisman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Scottland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Huffmanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brocton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Broadlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Dennison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Weaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cleone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Newman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Camargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hindsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Patterson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Kemp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Busenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Meeks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Allerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belgium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Clay County (IN)
- Perth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Harveysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- West Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Numa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Annapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Billie Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Sandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Summit Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Liggett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Spelterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- North Terre Haute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Foster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chrisman, see our County-by-County Page for Chrisman.
Cemeteries Near Chrisman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chrisman.
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 Chrisman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chrisman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hoult Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <2>
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Chrisman had a population of 820 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chrisman had a population of 1,234 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chrisman, with the one closest to Chrisman listed first.
- Cherry Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Edgar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Scottland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Woodyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Mortimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Wetzel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wetzel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Ridge Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chrisman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chrisman.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chrisman ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chrisman.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chrisman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chrisman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chrisman.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Chrisman.
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 helpful 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 Chrisman:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Edgar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Vermilion County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Chrisman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chrisman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |