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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Faries Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Faries Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Faries Park, please Contact Us.

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 Faries Park (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 Faries Park. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Faries Park is historic, it would have been located within present day Macon County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Faries Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faries Park:

  • Macon County     (The home county of Faries Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Sangamon
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
    • Decatur
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oreana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
    • Long Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Forsyth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
    • Mount Zion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Turpin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Casner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
      • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Bearsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
    • Argenta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>
    • Hervey City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Elwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Harristown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Ivesdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <2>
    • Sadorus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Seymour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Mount Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
    • Stonington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
    • Assumption
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Grove City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Bolivia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Sharpsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Rowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
    • Lane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Weldon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Kenney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • Birkbeck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
    • De Witt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Hallsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Midland City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
    • Fullerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
    • Wapella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Parnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
    • Farmer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Garrett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Arthur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicken Bristle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Ficklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Latham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <2>
    • Beason
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestervale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
    • Cornland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • Heyworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
      • Heyworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <2>
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Dalton City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Lovington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <2>
    • Bethany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Dunn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Cushman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Cadwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Sullivan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Allenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Cerro Gordo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
    • La Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
    • Milmine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Cisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
    • Lintner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Burrowsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Hammond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bement
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
    • Voorhies
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • De Land
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • White Heath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Illiopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.
    • Moweaqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
    • Yantisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
    • Findlay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faries Park, see our County-by-County Page for Faries Park.

Cemeteries Near Faries Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faries Park.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faries Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.

  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spangler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ritchie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritchie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritchie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Florey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Faries Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Faries Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Faries Park, with the one closest to Faries Park listed first.

  • Sangamon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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    • Sangamon is located in Macon County
  • Decatur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
  • Long Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Oreana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oreana is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
  • Forsyth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
    • Forsyth is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
  • Turpin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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    • Turpin is located in Macon County
  • Mount Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
  • Casner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Casner is located in Macon County
  • Cerro Gordo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
    • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
  • Bearsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
    • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
  • Elwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
    • Elwin is located in Macon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
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    • Hervey City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Emery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Macon County
    • Argenta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faries Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faries Park.

Newspapers Published in Faries Park ...

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 247 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faries Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faries Park, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faries Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Faries Park:

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Faries Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Faries Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faries Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8714, Longitude: -88.8770       In this case, the coordinates for Faries Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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