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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kedron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kedron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kedron, please Contact Us.

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 Kedron (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 Kedron. 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 doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kedron is historic, it would have been located within present day Henry 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 Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Kedron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Annawan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Atkinson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kewanee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Galva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bishop Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Morristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Osco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Mineral
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Yorktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • New Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manlius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sheffield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Neponset
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyanet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kasbeer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Limerick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Ohio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Knox County
    • Altona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Harmon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Marshall County
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Joslin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
    • Rustic Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
    • Barstow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Port Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rapids City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Carbon Cliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
    • Silvis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Silvis is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <2>
    • East Moline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • East Moline is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
    • Coal Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Modena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Bradford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Castleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • La Fayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Toulon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wyoming
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Tampico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Deer Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Prophetstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Denrock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Pratt ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Lyndon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Newton Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
    • Morrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rock Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Camanche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <2>
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Shaffton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
    • Le Claire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Panorama Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Riverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people

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

Cemeteries Near Kedron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kedron.

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

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

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

  • Goble Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooppole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (226 more) ...
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Amish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Follett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.

While we didn't find Kedron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kedron.

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

  • Hooppole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Annawan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mineral
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Atkinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • New Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manlius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Neponset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tampico
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Deer Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Prophetstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Buda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kedron ...

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 214 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kedron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kedron, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kedron.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kedron:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kedron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Kedron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.