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 Duvall (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 Duvall. 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.
Duvall is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery & Moultrie.
Below are the counties that are near Duvall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duvall:
- Shelby County (The home county of Duvall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Findlay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yantisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Middlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tower Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Moweaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Sexson Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Cowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Assumption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Rosamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Owaneco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Velma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Langleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Magnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Mattoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dorans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Trilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lerna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Neoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Arthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Beecher City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Shumway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moccasin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Funkhouser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Holliday
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Dressor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Hervey City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Long Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Turpin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Blue Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sangamon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Ohlman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wenonah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Nokomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Gays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cushman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dalton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Lovington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cadwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- La Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lintner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Milmine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duvall, see our County-by-County Page for Duvall.
Cemeteries Near Duvall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duvall.
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 Duvall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duvall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shelby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mahoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Claridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Findlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Duvall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duvall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duvall, with the one closest to Duvall listed first.
- Findlay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middlesworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Todds Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Yantisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Henton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
- Obed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Tower Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duvall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duvall.
Newspapers Published in Duvall ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duvall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duvall, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duvall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Duvall:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Coles County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt 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 Duvall, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duvall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |