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 Ferrel (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 Ferrel. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ferrel is located in Edgar 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 Edgar County: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Vermilion, Vermillion (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Ferrel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferrel:
- Edgar County (The home county of Ferrel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Elbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Kentucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Huffmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Conlogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Clays Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Grandview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kidley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Dennison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clark Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Snyder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Cleone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oilfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Ashmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Rardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- West York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hutsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Annapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Union Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Diona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Douglas County
- Newman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Indianola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Archie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Clay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Cloverland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Billtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Staunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Bee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Art
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Billville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Prairie City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Greene County (IN)
- Jasonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- West Atherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Mecca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Fairbanks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Hymera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Universal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Saint Bernice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Liggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toad Hop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- West Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Taylorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spelterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Prairieton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferrel, see our County-by-County Page for Ferrel.
Cemeteries Near Ferrel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferrel.
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 Ferrel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferrel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dennison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gymon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laufman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of West Terre Haute (IN).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Memorial Park
- Bethesda UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <2>
- Old Baptist 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ferrel had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferrel, with the one closest to Ferrel listed first.
- Marley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Dennison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- McKeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKeen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
- Nevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Sandford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- New Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferrel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferrel.
Newspapers Published in Ferrel ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferrel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferrel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferrel.
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 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 Ferrel:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Edgar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Vermilion County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Parke County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo 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- Ferrel) 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 Ferrel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |