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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 Love (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 Love. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Love is located in Bureau 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 Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Love)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Yorktown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • New Bedford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mineral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sheffield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ohio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kasbeer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Limerick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Neponset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wyanet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Fair Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Hazelhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Milledgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Elkhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
    • Hitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Ideal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Thomson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Annawan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneseo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewanee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Cambridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dayton is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Osco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Harmon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Eldena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nachusa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Woosung
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Joslin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Joslin is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
    • Rustic Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
    • Cordova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Port Byron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rapids City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Barstow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Carbon Cliff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Modena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Tampico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Deer Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prophetstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Denrock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Pratt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Galt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Erie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Camanche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <1>
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Folletts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
    • Shaffton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
  • Scott County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
    • Le Claire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Love ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Love.

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 Love - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Amish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Anderson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leon Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hooppole Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Hume Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Follett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Love in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Love.

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

  • Yorktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Thomas is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Tampico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hooppole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bedford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prophetstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manlius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyndon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sands is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Annawan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mineral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Denrock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Pratt ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt

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

Newspapers Published in Love ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Love.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Love:

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