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 Hallock (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 Hallock. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Hallock is located in Iroquois 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 Iroquois County: Ford, Kankakee, Vermilion, Benton (IN) & Newton (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Hallock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallock:
- Iroquois County (The home county of Hallock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Stockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claytonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schwer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Effner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Cissna Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Watseka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Penfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford County
- Paxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Hoopeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- East Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Rankin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Collison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Freeland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Ambia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Raub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Fowler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wadena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Remington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Kentland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Foresman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Morocco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Montmorenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Pence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Hedrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Pine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- West Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- State Line City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Green Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallock, see our County-by-County Page for Hallock.
Cemeteries Near Hallock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallock.
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 Hallock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Totheroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Milford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vennum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redtop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Apostolic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Boswell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Earl Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Hallock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hallock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hallock, with the one closest to Hallock listed first.
- Stockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunnington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Cheneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Ambia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Goodwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Claytonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Raub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hallock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallock.
Newspapers Published in Hallock ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallock, 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 Hallock.
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 Hallock:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Iroquois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Ford County
- Vermilion County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Hallock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hallock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |