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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 Kasbeer (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 Kasbeer. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Kasbeer is located in Bureau 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 Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

Below are the counties that are near Kasbeer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kasbeer:

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Kasbeer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Limerick
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Ohio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenoak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • Van Orin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Malden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Zearing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Zearing is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
    • La Moille
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wyanet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manlius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Annawan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Atkinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kewanee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Mendota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Troy Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
    • Triumph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Waltham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Waltham is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • La Salle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Oglesby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Utica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
    • Earlville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Harmon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sublette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eldena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Inlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
    • Lee Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooklyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Nachusa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • The Burg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
    • Compton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Henry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Camp Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Woosung
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Carthage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Granville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Putnam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Standard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McNabb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Palatine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Bradford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Castleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Modena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tampico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Prophetstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Penrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Denrock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Pratt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kasbeer, see our County-by-County Page for Kasbeer.

Cemeteries Near Kasbeer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kasbeer.

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 Kasbeer - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kasbeer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.

  • Limerick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heatons Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roggy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Repose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Van Orin Repose Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Corss Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 in 1895, Kasbeer had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kasbeer, with the one closest to Kasbeer listed first.

  • Limerick
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Greenoak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
  • Ohio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Orin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Malden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • La Moille
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manlius
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wyanet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hollowayville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Seatonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kasbeer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kasbeer.

Newspapers Published in Kasbeer ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kasbeer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kasbeer, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kasbeer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kasbeer:

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 Kasbeer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kasbeer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.