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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 Coal Hollow (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 Coal Hollow. 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.

Name Variations for Coal Hollow ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Hollow: Coal Holw. (or less commonly used: Coal Hlw. or Coal Hllw.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Coal Hollow is located in Bureau 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 Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Coal Hollow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Hollowayville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Seatonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Malden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
    • De Pue
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
      • De Pue is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Ottville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
      • Ottville is located in Bureau County
    • Dover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Bureau Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
      • Bureau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zearing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
      • Zearing is located in Bureau County
    • Ladd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
      • Ladd is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
    • Greenoak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenoak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
    • Cherry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
      • Cherry is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <2>
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Annawan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
      • Annawan is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <2>
    • Hooppole
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
      • Hooppole is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <2>
    • Kewanee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
      • Kewanee is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <2>
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Peru
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
    • Cedar Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <2>
    • La Salle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <2>
    • Oglesby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Troy Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Grove
      • Troy Grove is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy Grove <2>
    • Deer Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
    • North Utica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Utica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • Waltham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in La Salle County
    • Mendota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <2>
    • Tonica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Priscilla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Sublette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <2>
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • West Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooklyn
      • West Brooklyn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Brooklyn <2>
    • Inlet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
    • Lee Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
      • Lee Center is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <2>
    • Compton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
    • Harmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • The Burg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
    • Eldena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
      • Eldena is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
    • Radley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
      • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Paw Paw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston County
    • Munster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Livingston County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Henry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
    • Lacon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
    • Sparland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
      • Sparland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <2>
    • Varna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Camp Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
    • La Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
      • La Rose is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Rose <2>
    • Toluca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
      • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <2>
    • Mark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <2>
    • Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Putnam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Standard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McNabb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb
      • McNabb is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNabb <2>
    • Mount Palatine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Bradford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • Castleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <2>
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
    • Modena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Modena is located in Stark County
    • Wyoming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Speer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
      • Speer is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speer <2>
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal Hollow, with the one closest to Coal Hollow listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
      • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>
    • Tampico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodford County
    • Washburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
      • Washburn is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Coal Hollow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Hollow.

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 Coal Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Searl Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searl Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Searl Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • De Pue Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Pue Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Pue Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Artestian Well Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artestian Well Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artestian Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollowayville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollowayville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollowayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Repose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Repose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins - Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Elm Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bereans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bereans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bereans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find Coal Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Hollow.

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

  • Hollowayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • De Pue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Seatonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Malden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
  • Bureau Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
    • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
    • Bureau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ladd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • Greenoak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenoak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
  • Hennepin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
    • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <2>
  • Tiskilwa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
    • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <2>
  • Spring Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
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    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Florid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
      • Florid is located in Putnam County
    • Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Coal Hollow ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Hollow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Hollow, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Hollow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coal Hollow:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Coal Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coal Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3656, Longitude: -89.3634       In this case, the coordinates for Coal Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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