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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 Coldbrook (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 Coldbrook. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Coldbrook is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Fulton, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Mercer.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Coldbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Utah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
    • Surrey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Cameron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gerlaw
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shanghai City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
    • Eleanor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Berwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Little York
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kirkwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • London Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Babylon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Checkrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Bybee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Rozetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
    • Biggsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Media
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Milroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Oquawka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Raritan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Gladstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Olena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Olena is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Stronghurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Alpha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Woodhull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophiem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ophiem is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
    • Lynn Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Galva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Osco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Galesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Henderson Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
    • East Galesburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Abingdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Wataga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • De Long
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Saint Augustine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oneida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Good Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sciota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Alexis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Burgess
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Burgess is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Sunbeam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Gilchrist
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • New Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
    • Viola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Seaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shale City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
    • Griffin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Aledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coldbrook, with the one closest to Coldbrook listed first.
    • Elmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Laura
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Rock Island County
    • Reynolds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Stark County
    • La Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Des Moines County (IA)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Louisa County (IA)
    • Oakville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Coldbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coldbrook.

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

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

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

  • Ogden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Terpening Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mosher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gerlaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106629 <2>
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Galesburg Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106863 <2>
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Potter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Warren County Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Monmouth City 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coldbrook had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Utah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
  • Surrey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Cameron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gerlaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Phelps
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Phelps is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Galesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alexis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ormonde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ormonde is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormonde
  • Saluda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Eleanor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Berwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Larchland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Larchland is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland

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

Newspapers Published in Coldbrook ...

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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coldbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coldbrook, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coldbrook.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coldbrook:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coldbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Coldbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.