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 Fairmount (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 Fairmount. 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.
Name Variations for Fairmount ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Fair Mount.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairmount. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmount.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Fairmount is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Fairmount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairmount:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Fairmount)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Muncie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Missionfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fithian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belgium Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Philo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Coles County
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Fairland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Newman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Camargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Hayes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Hindsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Metcalf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Brocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Borton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Redmon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Harveysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Veedersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Rileysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Eugene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Perrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Blanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- State Line City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- West Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairmount, see our County-by-County Page for Fairmount.
Cemeteries Near Fairmount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmount.
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 Fairmount - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairmount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Greenview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Cemetery
- The Greenview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairmount Cemetery
- Dougherty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dalbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey Cemetery
- The Dalbey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McFarland Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre Cemetery
- The God's Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler Burying Ground
- Butler Cemetery
- Butler Point Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Pate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makemson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Homer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homer Cemetery
- The Old Homer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard 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 Fairmount had a population of 649 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairmount had a population of 587 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Muncie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fithian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Missionfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Archie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairmount. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmount.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairmount ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmount.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairmount. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairmount and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairmount.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Fairmount.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fairmount:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Fountain County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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 Fairmount, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |