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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 Goodfield (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 Goodfield. 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.

Goodfield is primarily located in Woodford County. A portion of Goodfield extends into Tazewell 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 Woodford County: La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Peoria & Tazewell.

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

  • Woodford County     (The home county of Goodfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Congerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Secor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Germantown Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kappa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • El Paso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Bay View Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Spring Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Washburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • De Witt County
    • Waynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Rutland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <1>
    • Leeds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeds is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Livingston County
    • Flanagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Atlanta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Emden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Evans
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Lawndale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • La Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Toluca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lacon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Sparland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Varna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • San Jose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Carlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Danvers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
    • Stanford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yuton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Normal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shirley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Towanda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gridley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McLean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brokaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Brokaw is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
    • Merna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Peoria Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • Peoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Keller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Keller is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Mossville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bartonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pottstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
    • Rome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Chillicothe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodfield, with the one closest to Goodfield listed first.
    • Deer Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lilly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Mackinaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Former name for Mackinaw:
      • Mackinawtown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <1>
    • Cooper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Mayfair
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Crandall ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Crandall is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Morton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Morton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <1>
    • Beverly Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
    • Tazewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Walnut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Caldwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell

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

Cemeteries Near Goodfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodfield.

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 Goodfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Stumbaugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Allison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardscrabble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
  • Imhoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maurer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (311 more) ...
    • Olio Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckeye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morton.
    • Lilly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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, Goodfield had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Goodfield had a population of 986 people.

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

  • Deer Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Congerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cruger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cruger is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
  • Lilly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Allentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Danvers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Danvers has also been known as:
    • Danver
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
  • Carlock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crandall is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Secor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roanoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Goodfield ...

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 192 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodfield, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Goodfield:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodfield) 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 Goodfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.