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 Darrow (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 Darrow. 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 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.
Darrow is located in Iroquois 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 Iroquois County: Ford, Kankakee, Vermilion, Benton (IN) & Newton (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Darrow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darrow:
- Iroquois County (The home county of Darrow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Effner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Ford County
- Piper City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Saint Anne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Sammons Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Aroma Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Sun River Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Momence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Irwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Kankakee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Hoopeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- East Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Raub
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Freeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Earl Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Ambia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fowler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Boswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Kentland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morocco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Mount Ayr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Pence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Hedrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- White County (IN)
- Wolcott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darrow, see our County-by-County Page for Darrow.
Cemeteries Near Darrow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darrow.
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 Darrow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darrow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vennum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Texas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaffield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gard Army of the Republic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (143 more) ...
- Prarie Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Keen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Body Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Darrow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darrow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darrow, with the one closest to Darrow listed first.
- Eastburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Effner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Raub
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iroquois
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watseka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schwer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Earl Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darrow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darrow.
Newspapers Published in Darrow ...
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 202 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darrow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darrow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darrow.
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 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 Darrow:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Iroquois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ford County
- Kankakee County
- Vermilion County
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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 Darrow, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Darrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |