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 Coalton (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 Coalton. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Coalton is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Coalton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coalton:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Coalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Hoopeston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Henning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Collison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Penfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ford County
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claytonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cissna Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Effner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Boswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Earl Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fowler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Raub
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Wadena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Stone Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Roberts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Newtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Veedersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Kentland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Odell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Glenhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Montmorenci
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Westpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Rileysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Pence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- West Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- State Line City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pine Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Williamsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coalton, see our County-by-County Page for Coalton.
Cemeteries Near Coalton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coalton.
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 Coalton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coalton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rossville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redtop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mann's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Totheroh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gundy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gundy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Bismarck.
- The Gundy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105964 <2>
- East Lynn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Van Reed Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisco Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Coalton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coalton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coalton, with the one closest to Coalton listed first.
- Cheneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Hoopeston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ambia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Alvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Henning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Dunnington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coalton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coalton.
Newspapers Published in Coalton ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coalton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coalton.
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 either 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 Coalton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coalton) 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 Coalton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |