Welcome to Gurney ...

So far, we found very little information about Gurney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gurney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gurney, please Contact Us.

Gurney would have been located within present day Cass County<2>.

The location of Gurney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gurney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gurney is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Gurney was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Gurney once stood is in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Gurney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gurney - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Ontario and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gurney.

Communities near Gurney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gurney.

• Jacksonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• South Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Virginia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <5>
• Pleasant Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <5>
• Loami
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
  • Loami is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <5>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Chandlerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gurney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gurney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gurney. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gurney.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurney. See our Newspapers Page for Gurney.

Adding Gurney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gurney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gurney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gurney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gurney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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