Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lawn Ridge (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 Lawn Ridge. 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 Lawn Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lawn Ridge: Lawn Rdg. (or less commonly used: Lawn Rdge. or Lawn Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lawn Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawn Ridge.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bureau, La Salle, Peoria, Putnam, Stark & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Lawn Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawn Ridge:
- Marshall County (The home county of Lawn Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Camp Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Sparland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Varna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toluca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Wenona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Tiskilwa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Neponset
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bureau Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
- Wyanet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- De Pue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Kewanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Galva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Williamsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yates City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dahinda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Altona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maquon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Edelstein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Hallock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Princeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Mossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Orange Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hennepin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McNabb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Palatine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Standard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Speer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Modena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Jersey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- La Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Trailpark Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Harvard Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Robein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Sunnyland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Peoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- Highway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Beverly Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creve Coeur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <1>
- Farmdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Wesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Cooper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Spring Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bay View Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Germantown Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Metamora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawn Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Lawn Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Lawn Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawn Ridge.
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 Lawn Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawn Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Lawn Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woertz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ertley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hallock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Streitmatter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Princeville Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Dunlap.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107584 <2>
- St. Clement's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lawn Ridge had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawn Ridge, with the one closest to Lawn Ridge listed first.
- Edelstein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Hallock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Princeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Castleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sparland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawn Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawn Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Lawn Ridge ...
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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawn Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawn Ridge, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawn Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lawn Ridge:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Knox County
- La Salle County
- Peoria County
- Putnam County
- Stark County
- Tazewell County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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- Lawn Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Lawn Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |