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 Henning (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 Henning. 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 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.
Henning is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Henning. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henning:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Henning)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Alvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bismarck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Collison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Illiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rantoul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Thomasboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Ford County
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodwine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cissna Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Schwer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Loda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Buckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Del Rey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Ambia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Boswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Fowler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Templeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Earl Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mellott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Rileysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Pence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- State Line City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Pine Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henning, see our County-by-County Page for Henning.
Cemeteries Near Henning ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henning.
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 Henning - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henning covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Mann's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gundy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gundy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Bismarck.
- The Gundy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105964 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Rossville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potomac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Cemetery
- The Potomac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morehead Cemetery
- Higginsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville Cemetery
- The Higginsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smalley Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- The New Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Workheiser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- The Fairchild Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery Savanna
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnsonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Danville.
- The Johnsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106361 <3>
- Thurman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- The Thurman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swisher Pioneer Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Henning had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Henning had a population of 233 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henning, with the one closest to Henning listed first.
- Vernal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vernal is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Rayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Alvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Higginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Bismarck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- West Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henning. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henning.
Newspapers Published in Henning ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henning.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henning, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henning.
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 Henning:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Vermillion 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Henning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |