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 Depler Springs (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 Depler Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Depler Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Depler Springs: Depler Spgs. (or less commonly used: Depler Spngs. or Depler Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Depler Springs is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Depler Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Depler Springs:
- Fulton County (The home county of Depler Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Lewistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Fiatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunfermline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ipava
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Bybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County
- Chandlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Saint Augustine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maquon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yates City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Long
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Long is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
- Abingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Buzzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goofy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Topeka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Poplar City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Manito
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Snicarte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Kilbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDonough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- New Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bardolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Industry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doddsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Lamone Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- University Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Menard County
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Glasford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trivoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bader
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Browning
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Radville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Talbott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Parkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Stoehrs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Powerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Crescent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- South Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winkel is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- Warren County
- Youngstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Depler Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Depler Springs.
Cemeteries Near Depler Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Depler Springs.
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 Depler Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Depler Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- McNeil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Engle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Randol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Depler Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Depler Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Depler Springs, with the one closest to Depler Springs listed first.
- Lewistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bernadotte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Sepo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Civer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Civer is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
- Maples Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
- Dunfermline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ipava
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Depler Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Depler Springs.
Newspapers Published in Depler Springs ...
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 Depler Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Depler Springs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Depler Springs.
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 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 Depler Springs:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Knox County
- Mason County
- McDonough County
- Menard County
- Peoria County
- Schuyler County
- Tazewell 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> | 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 Depler Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Depler Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |