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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 Lucas (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 Lucas. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lucas is located in Logan 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 Logan County: De Witt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon & Tazewell.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Lucas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Evans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Hartsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atlanta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Lawndale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Beason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestervale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Broadwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Waynesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tabor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabor is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Midland City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Hallsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Kenney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wapella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Birkbeck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
    • Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Maroa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • San Jose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Natrona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Natrona is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Mason City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Manito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Teheran
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Topeka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Goofy Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Poplar City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • McLean
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Danvers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
    • Heyworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Yuton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
    • Normal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Downs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gillum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gillum is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
    • Brokaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brokaw is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Croft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Greenview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Mapleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston Mines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Peoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • West Peoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
    • Cantrall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Burt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Richmond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Armington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boynton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Hopedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
    • Brownwood ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Fravert ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Minier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Delavan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tazewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
    • Congerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Goodfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Eureka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Lucas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucas.

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

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Union Station Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
    • The Oakview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak View Cemetery
  • Nitlick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hittle Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hittle Grove Cemetery
    • The Hittle Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hittle Cemetery
    • Oak View Cemetery
  • Howser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hartsburg Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Musick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Longsworth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Armington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountjoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountjoy is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountjoy
  • Boynton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Hartsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Lawndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hopedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Minier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McLean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Delavan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Burton View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burton View is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
    • Stanford
      (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 Lucas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucas.

Newspapers Published in Lucas ...

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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucas, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lucas:

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 Lucas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lucas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.