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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 Heaton (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 Heaton. 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 and doctors 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.

Heaton is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).

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

  • Vermilion County     (The home county of Heaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Coalton
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Vermilion County
    • Rossville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoopeston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
      • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <2>
    • Alvin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Alvin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Alvin has also been known as:
      • Alvan Village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
    • Henning
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
      • Henning is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
    • Bismarck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • East Lynn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <2>
    • Potomac
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
      • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <2>
    • Illiana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
      • Illiana is located in Vermilion County
    • Armstrong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rankin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <2>
    • Collison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Penfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gifford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
    • Royal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
    • Flatville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
    • Ogden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
    • Ludlow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
    • Rantoul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <2>
  • Ford County
    • Paxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <2>
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Wellington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodwine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
    • Claytonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cissna Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
      • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <2>
    • Schwer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
      • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
    • Woodworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
      • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Effner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
      • Effner is located in Iroquois County
    • Buckley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Benton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Ambia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
      • Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Talbot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
      • Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
    • Dunn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Boswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
    • Freeland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
      • Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Atkinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Earl Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
      • Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Fowler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Benton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
    • Gravel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Templeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Templeton is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Raub
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
      • Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
  • Fountain County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Covington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Layton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
    • Stone Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
      • Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
    • Roberts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Fountain County (IN)
    • Newtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Veedersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
      • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <2>
    • Mellott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
      • Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Hillsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Fountain County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
  • Newton County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Kentland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
      • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <2>
    • Newton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Goodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Odell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Glenhall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
      • Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Montmorenci
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
      • Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
    • Westpoint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Vermillion County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Rileysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rileysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
      • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Gessie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
      • Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Tree Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
      • Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Perrysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
      • Perrysville is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <2>
  • Warren County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Pence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Hedrick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
      • Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Sloan ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Brisco ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
      • Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
    • West Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
      • West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
    • State Line City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
      • State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • State Line
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Old Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Pine Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <2>
    • Williamsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Warren County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>
    • Chatterton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
      • Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
    • Baltimore ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baltimore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near Heaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heaton.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rossville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wiseman Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redtop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mann's Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Totheroh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Totheroh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Totheroh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gundy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gundy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gundy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southeast of Bismarck.
    • The Gundy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Davison Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105964 <4>
  • Rose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Lynn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Ingersoll Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Potomac Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potomac Cemetery
      • The Potomac Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morehead Cemetery
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Rossville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheneyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
    • Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
  • Hoopeston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
    • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <2>
  • Ambia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Alvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Alvin has also been known as:
    • Alvan Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
  • Thomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Vermilion County
  • Rayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
    • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
  • Henning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
    • Henning is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Hedrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
  • Talbot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
    • Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
  • Bismarck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Vernal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
      • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
    • Dunnington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
      • Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
    • East Lynn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Heaton ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heaton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heaton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heaton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Heaton:

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

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4109, Longitude: -87.5895       In this case, the coordinates for Heaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Heaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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