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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 Donovan (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 Donovan. 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 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.

Donovan is located in Iroquois County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Donovan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Donovan:

  • Iroquois County     (The home county of Donovan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Iroquois
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaverville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
      • Martinton is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <1>
    • Papineau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Effner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
      • Effner is located in Iroquois County
    • Watseka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • L'Erable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Woodland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <1>
    • Chebanse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashkum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <1>
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Saint Anne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
      • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <1>
    • Hopkins Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
      • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
      • 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>
    • Aroma Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
      • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <1>
    • Sammons Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Sun River Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Otto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Momence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
      • Momence is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <1>
    • Illiana Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
      • Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
    • Kankakee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Illinoi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
      • Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
    • Bradley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <1>
    • Irwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Hoopeston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
      • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <1>
    • East Lynn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <1>
  • Benton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Raub
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
      • Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Earl Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
      • Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Freeland Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
      • Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Gravel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Wadena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Fowler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <1>
    • Ambia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
      • Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Talbot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <1>
    • Boswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <1>
    • Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
  • Jasper County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Egypt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
    • Fair Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Fair Oaks is located in Jasper County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Oaks <1>
    • Collegeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
      • Collegeville is located in Jasper County (IN)
    • Rensselaer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Remington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Jasper County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <1>
    • Forest City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Jasper County (IN)
    • Virgie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
      • Virgie is located in Jasper County (IN)
    • DeMotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
      • DeMotte is located in Jasper County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • DeMotte has also been known as:
      • De Motte
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <1>
  • Lake County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Illinoi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
      • Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Schneider
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
      • Schneider is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Shelby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Lowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <1>
  • Newton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
    • Morocco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
      • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <1>
    • Beaver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
      • Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Kentland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
      • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <1>
    • Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
      • Brook is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <1>
    • Newton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Foresman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foresman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
      • Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Mount Ayr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
      • Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Goodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Sumava Resorts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumava Resorts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumava Resorts
      • Sumava Resorts is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumava Resorts <1>
    • Roselawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roselawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
      • Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Thayer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thayer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near Donovan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donovan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Greentown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greentown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greentown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prarie Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prarie Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prarie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaffield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J H Grant Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Texas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Texas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Texas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Roberts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dorne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Donovan had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Donovan had a population of 279 people.

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

  • Iroquois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaverville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
    • Martinton is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <1>
  • Eastburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
    • Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
  • Papineau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Watseka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Effner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
    • Effner is located in Iroquois County
  • Effner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
    • Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Morocco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
    • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <1>
  • Beaver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
    • Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Kentland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <1>
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    • Saint Anne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
      • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <1>
    • Raub
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
      • Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Hopkins Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
      • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
      • 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>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Donovan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donovan.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Donovan ...

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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donovan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Donovan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Donovan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Donovan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Donovan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Donovan:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donovan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Donovan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Donovan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donovan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8851, Longitude: -87.6140       In this case, the coordinates for Donovan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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