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 Ipava (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 Ipava. 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 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.
Ipava is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Ipava. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ipava:
- Fulton County (The home county of Ipava)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Table Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Astoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sepo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Checkrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Cooperstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Chandlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Beardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jules
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Virginia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hagener
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Newmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Burlingame
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Knox County
- Saint Augustine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snicarte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Buzzville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Long Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Goofy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Topeka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Poplar City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kilbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- McDonough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bardolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Macomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- University Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Lamone Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Good Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Menard County
- Oakford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria County
- Glasford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Bader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Radville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Talbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Warren County
- Youngstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ipava, see our County-by-County Page for Ipava.
Cemeteries Near Ipava ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ipava.
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 Ipava - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ipava covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Old Ipava Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ipava Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lacey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Stites Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Easley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ipava had a population of 667 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ipava had a population of 412 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ipava, with the one closest to Ipava listed first.
- Bernadotte ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Table Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Astoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Sepo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ipava. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ipava.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ipava ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ipava.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ipava. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ipava and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ipava.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Ipava.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ipava:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Cass County
- Knox County
- Mason County
- McDonough County
- Menard County
- Peoria County
- Schuyler County
- Tazewell 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> | 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 Ipava, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ipava) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |