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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 Lamone Village (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 Lamone Village. 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.

Name Variations for Lamone Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lamone Village: Lamone Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Lamone Village is located in McDonough 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 McDonough County: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Schuyler & Warren.

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

  • McDonough County     (The home county of Lamone Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Macomb
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • East Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Good Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bardolph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sciota
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tennessee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Blandinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bushnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Industry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • La Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Marietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Table Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Checkrow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Babylon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ipava
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blyton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Ellisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Astoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Summum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summum is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Joetta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Fountain Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
    • La Harpe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
    • Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Disco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Augusta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burnside is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Bentley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bentley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bowen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adrian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Colusa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ferris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Raritan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Terre Haute
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
    • Media
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Stronghurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
    • Lomax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lomax is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
    • Olena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Olena is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Carman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Biggsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Gladstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Abingdon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Littleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wayland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Huntsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bader
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Browning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lamone Village, with the one closest to Lamone Village listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Smithshire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Berwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Des Moines County (IA)
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson

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

Cemeteries Near Lamone Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamone Village.

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 Lamone Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Macomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Macomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stickel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickel Cemetery
    • The Stickel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stickle Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brooking Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Guy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (405 more) ...
    • Bean Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hainline Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Macomb
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
  • Good Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Colchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bardolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sciota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Tennessee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fandon is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fandon
  • Pennington Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
  • Adair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blandinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Grove ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Industry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Philadelphia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bushnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lamone Village ...

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 Lamone Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamone Village, 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 Lamone Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lamone Village:

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 Lamone Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamone Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.