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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 Cramer (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 Cramer. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cramer is located in Peoria 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 Peoria County: Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Stark, Tazewell & Woodford.

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

  • Peoria County     (The home county of Cramer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Trivoli
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elmwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hanna City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brimfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glasford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Norwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Maxwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Kingston Mines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Mapleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Farmington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brereton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Norris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Breeds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Banner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunfermline
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint David
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bybee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Fiatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • London Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Yates City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maquon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dahinda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • De Long
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Knox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knoxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Victoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Abingdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Goofy Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Manito
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Buzzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Topeka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Havana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Poplar City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • New Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bushnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • West Jersey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • Speer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • La Fayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Toulon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Talbott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Talbott is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
    • Radville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
    • North Pekin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
      • Former name for North Pekin:
      • Radio City
    • Crescent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crescent is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Powerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Powerton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
    • Stoehrs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
    • Creve Coeur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
      • Former name for Creve Coeur:
      • Wesley City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <1>
    • Marquette Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
    • Wesley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Parkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Pekin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <1>
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cramer, with the one closest to Cramer listed first.
    • Bay View Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Spring Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Germantown Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Cramer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cramer.

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

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

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

  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harkness Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Trivoli Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Texas Station Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Penn Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Norris 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cramer had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Trivoli
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yates City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Smithville is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Hanna City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Rawalts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rawalts is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawalts
  • Breeds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Breeds is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
  • Kramm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kramm is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramm
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Douglas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglas is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasford
      (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 Cramer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cramer.

Newspapers Published in Cramer ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cramer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cramer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cramer.

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 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 Cramer:

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 Cramer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cramer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.