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 Hubly (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 Hubly. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hubly is located in Menard 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 Menard County: Cass, Logan, Mason & Sangamon.
Below are the counties that are near Hubly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hubly:
- Menard County (The home county of Hubly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tallula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Newmansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Chandlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Burlingame
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Midland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midland City is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
- Tabor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Hallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marbletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Emden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Chestervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Cornland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Mason City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Teheran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Jose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Kilbourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Topeka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Manito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Buzzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- McLean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- Prentice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Kingston Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sangamon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Cantrall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Spaulding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Clear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Dawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schuyler County
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winkel is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
- Delavan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Burt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Parkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Armington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Dillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- South Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hubly, see our County-by-County Page for Hubly.
Cemeteries Near Hubly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hubly.
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 Hubly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hubly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Swing Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mason City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephen's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Mason City.
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mound Cemetery
- Greenmound Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105119 <2>
- Crites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pool Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Godbey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Hubly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hubly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hubly, with the one closest to Hubly listed first.
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Mason City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Burton View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Natrona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Teheran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Fancy Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hubly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hubly.
Newspapers Published in Hubly ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hubly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hubly, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hubly.
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 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 Hubly:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Menard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- De Witt County
- Fulton County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- McLean County
- Morgan County
- Peoria County
- Sangamon County
- Schuyler County
- Tazewell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hubly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hubly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |