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 Grimes Addition (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 Grimes Addition. 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.
Name Variations for Grimes Addition ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Grimes Addition, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grimes Addition may originally have been Grime's Addition.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grimes Addition might be written as Grime Addition.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Grimes Addition is located in Whiteside 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 Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.
Below are the counties that are near Grimes Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimes Addition:
- Whiteside County (The home county of Grimes Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Galt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coleta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- White Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Lyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ohio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manlius
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kasbeer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Van Orin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Mineral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- La Moille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Hazelhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Elkhorn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Chadwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Argo Fay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Lanark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thomson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Hooppole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annawan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Harmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eldena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lee Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sublette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ogle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Woosung
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Polo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Haldane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Maryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Mount Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forreston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Oregon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Rock Island County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stephenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elk River Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Camanche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Teeds Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Sixmile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Shaffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Jackson County (IA)
- Sabula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimes Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Grimes Addition.
Cemeteries Near Grimes Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimes Addition.
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 Grimes Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimes Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Como Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Genesee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Science Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Savior lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Peugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hume Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Grimes Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimes Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimes Addition, with the one closest to Grimes Addition listed first.
- Galt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emerson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Como
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Round Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Coleta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Lyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimes Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimes Addition.
Newspapers Published in Grimes Addition ...
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 194 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimes Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimes Addition, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimes Addition.
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 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 Grimes Addition:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Whiteside County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Lee County
- Ogle County
- Rock Island County
- Stephenson County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <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 Grimes Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Grimes Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |