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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 Hahnaman (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 Hahnaman. 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 doctors and 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.

Hahnaman 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 Hahnaman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hahnaman:

  • Whiteside County     (The home county of Hahnaman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tampico
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rock Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Galt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Prophetstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Penrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Denrock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Pratt ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Coleta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Malvern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Morrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Walnut
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ohio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorktown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Manlius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kasbeer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Van Orin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenoak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • Wyanet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • La Moille
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Malden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Hazelhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Milledgeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • South Elkhorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
    • Hitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Chadwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ideal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Annawan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewanee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Mendota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Troy Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Harmon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Prairieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Amboy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nachusa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lee Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Inlet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
    • Franklin Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Woosung
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
    • Polo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Brookville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Haldane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
    • Maryland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Mount Morris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Oregon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Hahnaman, with the one closest to Hahnaman listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Joslin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
  • Stark County
    • Osceola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola

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

Cemeteries Near Hahnaman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hahnaman.

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

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

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

  • Walnut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184735 <2>
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Golder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Amish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Hume Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ohio Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Hahnaman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hahnaman.

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

  • Deer Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tampico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ohio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yorktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Sterling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Walton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walton is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Nelson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Como
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Como is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Manlius
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Limerick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick

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

Newspapers Published in Hahnaman ...

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 195 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hahnaman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hahnaman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hahnaman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hahnaman:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Hahnaman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hahnaman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.