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 Delafield (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 Delafield. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Delafield is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Franklin, Gallatin, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, White & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Delafield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delafield:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Delafield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Piopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Lovilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Diamond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Belle Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Dahlgren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- McLeansboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bungay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards County
- Ellery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Akin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whittington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hanaford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Parrish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Smothersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Steel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- West City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Marlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Bonnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Summersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Nason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Marcoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Hickory Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Kell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Cornerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Galatia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Texas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Raleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saline City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Muddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Keenes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayne City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Cisne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Rinard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Springerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norris City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stokes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Carmi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Johnston City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Freeman Spur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Whiteash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delafield, see our County-by-County Page for Delafield.
Cemeteries Near Delafield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delafield.
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 Delafield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delafield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Glenview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crisel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crisel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atchisson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzsimons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crouch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Delafield had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delafield, with the one closest to Delafield listed first.
- Piopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- McLeansboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dahlgren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thackeray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
- Mayberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Olga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logansport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opdyke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delafield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delafield.
Newspapers Published in Delafield ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delafield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delafield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delafield.
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 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 Delafield:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Saline County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Williamson 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 Delafield, 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' (or 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- Delafield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |