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 Mabel (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 Mabel. 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 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.
Mabel is located in Edgar 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 Edgar County: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Vermilion, Vermillion (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Mabel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mabel:
- Edgar County (The home county of Mabel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Chrisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Metcalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kidley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Brocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Broadlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Pesotum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Dennison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Rardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Ashmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Newman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Camargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hindsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Busenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belgium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Harveysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Stone Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Armiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Annapolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Numa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Atherton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Billie Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
- Grange Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Eugene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Saint Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Gessie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Alta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Blanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Perrysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Sandytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Libertyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Shepardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Barnhart Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Liggett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- North Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Sandcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Terre Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Foster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- State Line City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mabel, see our County-by-County Page for Mabel.
Cemeteries Near Mabel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mabel.
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 Mabel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Gaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Cemetery
- The Vermilion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vermilion Grove Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martha Smith Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Stunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoult Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mabel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mabel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mabel, with the one closest to Mabel listed first.
- Mortimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Woodyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Ridge Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Indianola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Chrisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Hildreth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hildreth is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Metcalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Humrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mabel.
Newspapers Published in Mabel ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mabel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mabel, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mabel.
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 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 Mabel:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Edgar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Vermilion County
- Fountain County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren 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> | 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 Mabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Mabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |