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 Congerville (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 Congerville. 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 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.
Congerville is located in Woodford 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 Woodford County: La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria & Tazewell.
Below are the counties that are near Congerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Congerville:
- Woodford County (The home county of Congerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Secor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Germantown Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Minonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tabor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Wapella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Flanagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graymont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Atlanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Hartsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- La Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Toluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Evans ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Varna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mason County
- San Jose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Carlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
- Yuton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Towanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brokaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- McLean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gillum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- North Peoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Peoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peoria Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- West Peoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Pottstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mackinaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Former name for Mackinaw:
- Mackinawtown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <1>
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Mayfair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Minier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beverly Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Congerville, see our County-by-County Page for Congerville.
Cemeteries Near Congerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Congerville.
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 Congerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Congerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Imhoff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maurer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wintz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Danvers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stumbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Lantz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Congerville had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Congerville had a population of 494 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Congerville, with the one closest to Congerville listed first.
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Secor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Twin Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Congerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Congerville.
Newspapers Published in Congerville ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around Congerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Congerville, 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 Congerville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Congerville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Woodford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- La Salle County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- McLean County
- Peoria County
- Tazewell 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> | 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 Congerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Congerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |