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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 Ladd (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 Ladd. 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 and 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.

Ladd is located in Bureau County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Ladd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ladd:

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Ladd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Dalzell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalzell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
      • Dalzell is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalzell <2>
    • Cherry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
      • Cherry is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <2>
    • Ottville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seatonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
    • Hollowayville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • De Pue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
      • De Pue is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Arlington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Zearing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Malden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
    • Dover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Bureau Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Peru
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Salle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
      • La Salle is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <2>
    • Troy Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Grove
      • Troy Grove is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy Grove <2>
    • Cedar Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Cedar Point is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <2>
    • North Utica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Oglesby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • Waltham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
    • Mendota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <2>
    • Triumph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
      • Triumph is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triumph <2>
    • Tonica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Sublette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Sublette is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <2>
    • West Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooklyn
      • West Brooklyn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Brooklyn <2>
    • Compton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
    • Radley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
      • Radley is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Radley
      • From Ladd to Radley
    • The Burg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Inlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inlet
      • From Ladd to Inlet
    • Paw Paw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <2>
    • Lee Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center
      • Lee Center is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee Center <2>
    • East Paw Paw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Paw Paw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
      • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
    • Eldena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldena
      • Eldena is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldena <2>
    • Harmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
      • Harmon is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmon <2>
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Munster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coalville
      • From Ladd to Coalville
    • Vermilion City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermilion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
      • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
    • Ancona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Henry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
    • Varna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wenona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <2>
    • Lacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
    • Toluca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sparland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
      • Sparland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <2>
    • La Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
      • La Rose is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Rose <2>
    • Camp Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
    • Granville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <2>
    • Standard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hennepin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
      • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <2>
    • Mount Palatine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • McNabb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb
      • McNabb is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNabb <2>
    • Putnam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
  • Stark County
    • Bradford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
  • Whiteside County
    • Deer Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove
      • Deer Grove is located in Whiteside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Grove <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Ladd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladd.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ladd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Miner's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Miner's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Miner's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bereans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bereans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bereans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. George Syrian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Syrian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Syrian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Valentines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithuanian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lithuanian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Artestian Well Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artestian Well Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artestian Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hollowayville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollowayville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollowayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ladd had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Ladd had a population of 1,184 people.

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

  • Seatonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollowayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
  • De Pue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
  • Dimmick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • La Salle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
    • La Salle is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <2>
  • Malden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
  • Troy Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Grove
    • Troy Grove is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy Grove <2>
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ladd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ladd.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ladd ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladd.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ladd. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ladd and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ladd.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Ladd.

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 either 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 Ladd:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ladd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ladd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ladd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3816, Longitude: -89.2191    









 

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