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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 Lanton (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 Lanton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lanton is located in Moultrie 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 Moultrie County: Coles, Douglas, Macon, Piatt & Shelby.

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

  • Moultrie County     (The home county of Lanton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Lovington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <2>
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Cushman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Cadwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Dunn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Dalton City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Allenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Coles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
      • Coles is located in Moultrie County
    • Gays
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <2>
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Ivesdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <2>
    • Sadorus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pesotum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
      • Tolono is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <2>
    • Seymour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bondville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Savoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <2>
    • Philo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <2>
    • Staley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Longview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
    • Champaign
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian County
    • Assumption
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Humboldt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
      • Dorans is located in Coles County
    • Mattoon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Coles County
    • Bushton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Rardin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Lerna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
      • Lerna is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lerna <2>
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Trilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Weldon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Rowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Arthur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Chesterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Chicken Bristle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Ficklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Arcola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tuscola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <2>
    • Hayes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
      • Hayes is located in Douglas County
    • Filson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
      • Filson is located in Douglas County
    • Kemp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Douglas County
    • Patterson Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Camargo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Villa Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
      • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Casner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
      • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Long Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Hervey City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Sangamon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
    • Mount Zion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Turpin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Argenta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <2>
    • Oreana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oreana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
      • Oreana is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oreana <2>
    • Decatur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elwin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Forsyth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
      • Forsyth is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <2>
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bearsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Hammond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burrowsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Lintner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Voorhies
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • La Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
    • Atwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Milmine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Bement
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
    • Cisco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
    • Monticello
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • White Heath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <2>
    • De Land
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lanton, with the one closest to Lanton listed first.
    • Findlay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yantisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Moweaqua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
    • Middlesworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
    • Sexson Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
      • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
    • Shelbyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lanton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanton.

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 Lanton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPlace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPlace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPlace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaPlace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mackville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Isadora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isadora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Isadora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yoder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Souther Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Souther Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Souther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Seass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seass 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>

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

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

  • Hammond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burrowsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
  • Lovington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
    • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <2>
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
  • Ullrich
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ullrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
    • Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
  • Lintner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
    • Lintner is located in Piatt County
  • Fairbanks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
  • Voorhies
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
  • La Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • La Place is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
  • Cushman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
  • Atwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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    • Arthur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Milmine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Garrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lanton ...

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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanton.

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 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 Lanton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanton. 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 Lanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lanton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lanton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7686, Longitude: -88.6059       In this case, the coordinates for Lanton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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