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 Ebner (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 Ebner. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ebner is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Clinton (IA), Jackson (IA), Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson & Whiteside.
Below are the counties that are near Ebner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ebner:
- Carroll County (The home county of Ebner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Thomson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Argo Fay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Ideal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ayers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Savanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau County
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Henry County
- Hooppole
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jo Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Prairieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ogle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Buffalo Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Polo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Haldane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Woosung
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maryland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Forreston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Rapids City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Loran
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Pearl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Bolton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Whiteside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- East Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Newton Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coleta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Elk River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Sixmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tenmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Camanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elvira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Goose Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Jackson County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Green Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Spragueville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Maquoketa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scott County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- McCausland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Le Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noel is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Park View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park View is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Long Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ebner, see our County-by-County Page for Ebner.
Cemeteries Near Ebner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ebner.
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 Ebner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ebner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Hollinshead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Clinton (IA).
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Clinton (IA).
- The St. Irenaeus Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- St. Irenaeus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94394 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105008 <2>
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Spring Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Ebner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ebner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ebner, with the one closest to Ebner listed first.
- Thomson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elk River Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Almont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Ustick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Ideal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Garden Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sabula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ebner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ebner.
Newspapers Published in Ebner ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ebner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ebner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ebner.
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 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 Ebner:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Henry County
- Jo Daviess County
- Lee County
- Ogle County
- Rock Island County
- Stephenson County
- Whiteside County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Scott 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 Ebner, 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- Ebner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |