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 Humrick (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 Humrick. 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.
Humrick 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 Humrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humrick:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Humrick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Olivet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Ridge Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Meeks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Catlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Broadlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- Farrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Newman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Metcalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Huffmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Hume
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clay County (IN)
- Perth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Harveysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Stone Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waynetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Armiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mecca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Grange Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
- Numa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Nyesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Byron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Putnam County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Portland Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Eugene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Gessie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Rileysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Tree Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Saint Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Libertyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shepardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spelterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Sandcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- North Terre Haute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terre Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Fontanet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Barnhart Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Burnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Humrick, see our County-by-County Page for Humrick.
Cemeteries Near Humrick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humrick.
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 Humrick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Humrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Colliers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colliers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Ridge Farm.
- The Colliers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humrick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- The Whitlock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mose Reid Cemetery
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elwood Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Church Cemetery
- The Elwood Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elwood Friends Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martha Smith Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eugene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Humrick had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Humrick, with the one closest to Humrick listed first.
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Ridge Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Vermilion Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Woodyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Silverwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Toronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mortimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Humrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humrick.
Newspapers Published in Humrick ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humrick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humrick, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humrick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Humrick:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo 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 from Point A (ie- Humrick) 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 Humrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |