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 Fithian (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 Fithian. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Fithian 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 Fithian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fithian:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Fithian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Muncie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Collison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Flatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Penfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Philo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Fairland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Newman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Villa Grove
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Murdock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Patterson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Tuscola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Brocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County
- Loda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Rileysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Eugene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- State Line City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Pence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 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 Fithian, see our County-by-County Page for Fithian.
Cemeteries Near Fithian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fithian.
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 Fithian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fithian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Stearns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dalbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey Cemetery
- The Dalbey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McFarland Cemetery
- Bodkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Cemetery
- The Greenview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairmount Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Makemson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandbar Cemetery
- Loeffler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler Cemetery
- The Loeffler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loeffler Family Burials
- Burris - Hartman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris - Hartman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burris - Hartman Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Homer.
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 Fithian had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fithian had a population of 444 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fithian, with the one closest to Fithian listed first.
- Muncie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Catlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Higginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Snider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fithian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fithian.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fithian ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fithian.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fithian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fithian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fithian.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Fithian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fithian:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Fountain 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fithian) 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 Fithian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |