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 Hugo (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 Hugo. 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.
Hugo is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Hugo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hugo:
- Douglas County (The home county of Hugo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Camargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Murdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hindsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Villa Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Tuscola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pesotum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tolono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sadorus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ivesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oilfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Cleone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Mattoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Lerna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Diona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Janesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Union Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Bradbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Brocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Borton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Hume
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palermo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kansas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redmon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Conlogue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Cadwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Coles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Allenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Lovington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Gays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Bement
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lintner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Milmine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Allerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fithian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Busenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Muncie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hugo, see our County-by-County Page for Hugo.
Cemeteries Near Hugo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hugo.
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 Hugo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hugo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Broadus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Voorhis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murdock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <2>
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hugo had a population of 55 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hugo, with the one closest to Hugo listed first.
- Camargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Hindsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- West Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Villa Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Tuscola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Galton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galton is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galton
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hugo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hugo.
Newspapers Published in Hugo ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hugo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hugo.
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 helpful 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 Hugo:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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 Hugo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hugo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |