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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 Claremont (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 Claremont. 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.

Claremont is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Claremont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Amity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Calhoun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Berryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Dundas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Noble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wynoose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Passport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Camp Travis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ingraham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sailor Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Flora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Louisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Landes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Green Brier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Hardinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Villas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
    • Oil Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Oblong
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stoy
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • Oil Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
    • Duncanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Robinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • West Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Marion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
    • Maple Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Bennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bone Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Browns
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Red Top
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Red Top is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Ellery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Sainte Marie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Willow Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bogota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Newton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunt City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Falmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Lis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Wheeler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Sumner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrenceville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Billett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Birds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Francisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Orio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Adams Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Allendale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Bellmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Keensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Mount Erie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Golden Gate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rinard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Geff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Hazleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Giro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Giro is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
    • Patoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claremont, with the one closest to Claremont listed first.
    • Beal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
    • Vincennes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Decker
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Busseron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
    • Fritchton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
    • Verne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
    • Bruceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Oaktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Claremont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claremont.

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

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

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

  • Crest Haven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brinkley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Utterback Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Parry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Fritschle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (440 more) ...
    • Amity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Claremont had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Claremont had a population of 168 people.

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

  • Amity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Amity is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Calhoun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Olney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Stringtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Berryville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Parkersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chauncey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Dundas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rafetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rafetown is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
  • Gallagher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallagher is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
  • Petersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Landes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes

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

Newspapers Published in Claremont ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claremont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claremont, 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 Claremont.

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 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 Claremont:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claremont) 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 Claremont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.