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 Cleveland (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 Cleveland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cleveland is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.
Below are the counties that are near Cleveland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cleveland:
- Henry County (The home county of Cleveland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Briar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Yorktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Neponset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Altona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Sherrard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preemption
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- New Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Matherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Gilchrist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Marston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- North Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Rock Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Rustic Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rapids City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- East Moline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Port Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Fenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Prophetstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Lyndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Tampico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Folletts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Camanche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Low Moor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elvira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- De Witt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Tenmile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Muscatine County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Midway Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pleasant Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Stockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Fairport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Scott County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Le Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Panorama Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Bettendorf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McCausland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Eldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Donahue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cleveland, see our County-by-County Page for Cleveland.
Cemeteries Near Cleveland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cleveland.
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 Cleveland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cleveland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Hanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowlesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Glennwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Cleveland had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cleveland had a population of 178 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cleveland, with the one closest to Cleveland listed first.
- Green River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Osborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Carbon Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rapids City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joslin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Warner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cleveland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cleveland.
Newspapers Published in Cleveland ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleveland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cleveland, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cleveland.
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 Cleveland:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Knox County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Whiteside County
- Clinton County
- Muscatine County
- Scott 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cleveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cleveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |