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 Emden (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 Emden. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Emden is located in Logan 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 Logan County: De Witt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon & Tazewell.
Below are the counties that are near Emden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emden:
- Logan County (The home county of Emden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Broadwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Chestervale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Beason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Waynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Midland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland City is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Kenney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wapella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Banner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Breeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- San Jose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Natrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Mason City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manito
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teheran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Topeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goofy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Poplar City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buzzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- McLean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danvers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Heyworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yuton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Croft
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Mapleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glasford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Peoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Pottstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Sangamon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Williamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Cantrall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spaulding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Boynton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Delavan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winkel is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
- Armington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Mindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mindale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Goodfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emden, see our County-by-County Page for Emden.
Cemeteries Near Emden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emden.
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 Emden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Musick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hittle Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hittle Grove Cemetery
- The Hittle Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hittle Cemetery
- Oak View Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Orendorff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratt Cemetery
- The Bratt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sand Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
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 Emden had a population of 143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Emden had a population of 456 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emden, with the one closest to Emden listed first.
- Hartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Delavan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Jose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Natrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Burton View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountjoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountjoy
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mason City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emden.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Emden ...
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 222 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emden.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Emden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Emden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Emden.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Emden.
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 Emden:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- Fulton County
- Mason County
- McLean County
- Menard County
- Peoria County
- Sangamon County
- Tazewell County
- Woodford 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 Emden, 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 from Point A (ie- Emden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |