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 Eugene (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 Eugene. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Eugene is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Eugene. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eugene:
- Knox County (The home county of Eugene)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Williamsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dahinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yates City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Gilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maquon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knox is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- De Long
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- De Long is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
- East Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wataga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Neponset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- London Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brereton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Breeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Ellisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fiatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babylon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Galva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bishop Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kewanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodhull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Camp Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- McDonough County
- Prairie City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- North Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Elmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Laura
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Princeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trivoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanna City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Hallock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Orange Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edelstein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- West Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
- La Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Toulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Modena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Castleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Wesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Creve Coeur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <1>
- East Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- North Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Trailpark Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Highway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Marquette Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Talbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Harvard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Radville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Surrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Surrey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Utah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Utah is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shanghai City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Bay View Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Spring Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Germantown Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eugene, see our County-by-County Page for Eugene.
Cemeteries Near Eugene ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eugene.
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 Eugene - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eugene covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Elba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catterton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- French Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kightlinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brimfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Truro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Eugene in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eugene.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eugene, with the one closest to Eugene listed first.
- Williamsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truro is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Laura
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Dahinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Yates City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Gilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maquon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eugene. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eugene.
Newspapers Published in Eugene ...
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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eugene.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eugene, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eugene.
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 Eugene:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Marshall County
- McDonough County
- Mercer County
- Peoria County
- Stark County
- Tazewell County
- Warren 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> | 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 Eugene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Eugene) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |