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 Katy Did (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 Katy Did. 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 doctors 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.
Katy Did is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Katy Did. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Katy Did:
- Livingston County (The home county of Katy Did)
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Budd
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Missal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Coalville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Dwight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Munster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Cabery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kempton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Kinsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wauponsee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Mazon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Clarke City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Braceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Claypool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Reddick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Essex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Herscher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bonfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goodrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kernan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Streator
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kangley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Grand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
- Dana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Leonore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Naplate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Varna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Chenoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Gridley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Mount Palatine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McNabb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Standard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Godley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braidwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Lakewood Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Blodgett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Minonk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Katy Did, see our County-by-County Page for Katy Did.
Cemeteries Near Katy Did ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Katy Did.
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 Katy Did - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Katy Did covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Blackstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nevada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Michigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Funk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Hegland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emery Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrickman 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 Katy Did in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Katy Did.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Katy Did, with the one closest to Katy Did listed first.
- Budd
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Blackstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Missal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Manville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Kernan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Smithdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Kinsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Katy Did. See our List of 1890's Communities around Katy Did.
Newspapers Published in Katy Did ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Katy Did.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Katy Did, 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 Katy Did.
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 Katy Did:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ford County
- Grundy County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Marshall County
- McLean County
- Putnam County
- Will County
- Woodford 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Katy Did) 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 Katy Did, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |