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 Fairgrange (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 Fairgrange. 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 hospitals 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.
Fairgrange is located in Coles 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 Coles County: Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Fairgrange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairgrange:
- Coles County (The home county of Fairgrange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Bushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Rardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Hutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Lerna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Broadlands
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sadorus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tolono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Philo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ivesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oilfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Cleone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Casey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Oak Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hogue Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Diona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Bradbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Union Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Timothy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Neoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Walla Walla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Hindsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Camargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ficklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Kansas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Borton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Brocton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Redmon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conlogue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Bell Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Hume
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Oliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Effingham County
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jasper County
- Hidalgo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Coles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Gays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Cadwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cushman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Lovington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dunn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Voorhies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Lintner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Sexson Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Allerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairgrange, see our County-by-County Page for Fairgrange.
Cemeteries Near Fairgrange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairgrange.
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 Fairgrange - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairgrange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- North Union Separate Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winkleblack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cossell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cossell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Charleston.
- The Cossell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huffman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255540 <2>
- Knoch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lumbrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huckabee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- The Huckabee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huckaba Cemetery
- Lafler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Fairgrange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairgrange.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairgrange, with the one closest to Fairgrange listed first.
- Bushton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Rardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loxa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Hindsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Filson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Ashmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lerna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Hutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairgrange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairgrange.
Newspapers Published in Fairgrange ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairgrange.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairgrange, 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 Fairgrange.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fairgrange:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Coles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Effingham County
- Jasper County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt County
- Shelby County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairgrange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Fairgrange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |