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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 Grand Detour (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 Grand Detour. 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.

Grand Detour is located in Ogle 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 Ogle County: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside & Winnebago.

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

  • Ogle County     (The home county of Grand Detour)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Carthage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
    • Woosung
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Watertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Ogle County
    • Honey Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
      • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
    • Oregon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Polo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
    • Maryland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
    • Haldane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
    • Flagg Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flagg Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
      • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Ohio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <2>
    • Van Orin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Orin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Orin
      • Van Orin is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Orin <2>
    • Walnut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • La Moille
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kasbeer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasbeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasbeer
      • Kasbeer is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasbeer <2>
    • Limerick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • New Bedford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Hazelhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
    • South Elkhorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
    • Hitt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Milledgeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shannon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chadwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
    • Zier Cors
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
      • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
    • Ideal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Esmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <2>
    • Malta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
      • Malta is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <2>
    • Fairdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
    • Shabbona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Shabbona Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
      • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • La Salle County
    • Mendota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <2>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Nachusa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nachusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nachusa
      • Nachusa is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nachusa <2>
    • Dixon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
      • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <2>
    • Eldena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
      • Eldena is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
    • Ashton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Prairieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
    • Amboy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • Lee Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
      • Lee Center is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <2>
    • Nelson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
    • Inlet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
    • Harmon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
    • Sublette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <2>
  • Stephenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • German Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
    • Ridott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott
      • Ridott is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridott <2>
    • Bolton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
    • Freeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Penrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
    • Rock Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Galt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Galt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
    • Coleta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
      • Coleta is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleta <2>
    • Deer Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
      • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>
    • Malvern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
    • White Pigeon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
    • Tampico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Lyndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
    • Seward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <2>
    • Alworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
      • Alworth is located in Winnebago County
    • New Millford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Millford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
      • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Winnebago
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
    • Pecatonica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
      • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <2>
    • North Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
      • North Park is located in Winnebago County
    • Rockford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Grand Detour ...

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 Grand Detour.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand Detour, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand Detour.

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 websites either 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 Grand Detour:

Cemeteries Near Grand Detour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand Detour.

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 Grand Detour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Grand Detour Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Detour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Detour Cemetery
  • Mt. Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Union Cemetery
  • Girton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Girton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Girton Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Dixon State School Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon State School Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Burket Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burket Cemetery
  • Emmert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmert Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
  • Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Creek Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
  • Franklin Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Grove Cemetery
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    • Lighthouse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lighthouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lighthouse Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grand Detour had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nachusa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nachusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nachusa
    • Nachusa is located in Lee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nachusa <2>
  • Dixon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
    • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <2>
  • Woosung
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Daysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Daysville is located in Ogle County
  • Eldena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
    • Eldena is located in Lee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
  • Stratford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Ogle County
  • Honey Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
  • Oregon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Prairieville is located in Lee County
  • Ashton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Polo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mount Morris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Amboy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • Chana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Detour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Grand Detour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Detour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8967, Longitude: -89.4118       In this case, the coordinates for Grand Detour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Grand Detour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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