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 Dailey (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 Dailey. 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.
Dailey is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Dailey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dailey:
- Champaign County (The home county of Dailey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Rantoul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thomasboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Fairland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Newman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Gibson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
- Melvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Loda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cissna Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodwine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Del Rey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Schwer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Piatt County
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fithian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Belgium Row
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Missionfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County (IN)
- Ambia
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fountain County (IN)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Rileysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- State Line City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Pence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Foster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dailey, see our County-by-County Page for Dailey.
Cemeteries Near Dailey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dailey.
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 Dailey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dailey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Kopman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Royal St. Johns Cemetery
- Welles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Cemetery
- The Welles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Comprise Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- The Stearns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stearns Cemetery
- Embury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embury Cemetery
- The Embury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Embury Chapel Cemetery
- Partlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow Cemetery
- The Partlow Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Partlow Cemetery
- Huls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbar Cemetery
- Knight's Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight's Branch Cemetery
- The Knight's Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Endicott Cemetery
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Church Cemetery
- The Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huls Cemetery
- Stanton Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Collison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Collison.
- The Collison Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Chapel Cemetery
- Old Collison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Dailey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dailey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dailey, with the one closest to Dailey listed first.
- Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dillsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fithian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dailey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dailey.
Newspapers Published in Dailey ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dailey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dailey, 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 Dailey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dailey:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion County
- Benton County
- Fountain 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> | 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 Dailey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dailey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |