Do you know of Lafayette ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lafayette. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lafayette.<1>
Unfortunately, we didn't note our source when we found mention of Lafayette, so we are uncertain whether Lafayette is a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Lafayette would be found somewhere in Randolph County, Illinois.
Communities Also Named Lafayette ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Lafayette.
Within Illinois, the name Lafayette is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lafayette [Chambers County].
- California
- Contra Costa County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Lafayette [Contra Costa County].
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lafayette [Boulder County].
- Florida
- Leon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lafayette [Leon County].
- Georgia
- Walker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lafayette [Walker County].
- Indiana
- Tippecanoe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lafayette [Tippecanoe County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Doniphan County].
- Stevens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lafayette [Stevens County].
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lafayette [Christian County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Gratiot County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lafayette [Kent County].
- Minnesota
- Nicollet County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lafayette [Nicollet County].
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Lafayette [Sussex County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lafayette [Onondaga County].
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Allen County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Allen County].
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Hancock County].
- Holmes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Holmes County].
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Madison County].
- Medina County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lafayette [Medina County].
- Oklahoma
- Haskell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lafayette [Haskell County].
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lafayette [Yamhill County].
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Lafayette [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lafayette [Montgomery County].
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lafayette [Orange County].
- West Virginia
- Alabama
More Orphans in Randolph County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Randolph County.
| Brewerville | |
| Poland | |
| Clores | Pujol |
| Cobb | |
| Robinsons | |
| Dravesville | Rosborough |
| Ellisgrove | Sadowa |
| Sand Spur | |
| Flinton | Schulines |
| Florida | |
| Ford | Union |
| Lakeville | Wheaton |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lafayette could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |