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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 Griswold (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 Griswold. 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 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.

Griswold is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Griswold)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Saunemin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
      • Emington is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <1>
    • Cullom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <1>
    • Eylar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Wing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Charlotte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Campus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
      • Campus is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <1>
    • Swygert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
    • Cardiff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Odell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • Chatsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <1>
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Kempton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <1>
    • Cabery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <1>
    • Piper City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <1>
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <1>
    • Melvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <1>
    • Garber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Ford County
    • Gibson City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Clarke City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • East Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Gardner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <1>
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Braceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <1>
    • Central City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Mazon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Kinsman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <1>
    • Wauponsee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • La Hogue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
    • Danforth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <1>
    • Ridgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Thawville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <1>
    • Ashkum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <1>
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Onarga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chebanse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Del Rey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • L'Erable
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
      • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Buckley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <1>
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <1>
    • Reddick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Herscher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodrich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Irwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Bonfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Limestone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Sammons Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Kankakee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Ransom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kernan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kernan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
    • Streator
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marseilles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <1>
    • Seneca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
      • Seneca has also been known as:
      • Crotty
      • Seneca village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in McLean County
    • Cropsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chenoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadows
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in McLean County
    • Colfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <1>
    • Gridley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <1>
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <1>
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Griswold, with the one closest to Griswold listed first.
    • Godley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Braidwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lakewood Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
    • Wilmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people

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

Cemeteries Near Griswold ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griswold.

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

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

  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broughton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mona Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mona Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mona Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Swygert Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swygert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swygert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Avoca Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 in 1895, Griswold had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Saunemin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scovel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scovel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
  • Emington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
    • Emington is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <1>
  • Cullom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <1>
  • Eylar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
  • Kempton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <1>
  • Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
  • Rugby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
  • Campus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
    • Campus is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <1>
  • Cabery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
    • Cabery is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <1>
  • Swygert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Swygert is located in Livingston County
  • Odell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chatsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <1>
    • Cayuga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
    • McDowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in Griswold ...

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 188 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griswold.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griswold, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griswold.

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 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 Griswold:

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griswold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Griswold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9131, Longitude: -88.3539       In this case, the coordinates for Griswold 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 Griswold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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