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 Mahomet (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 Mahomet. 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 Mahomet ...
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.
Mahomet was originally named Middletown
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mahomet. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mahomet.
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 southeast 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 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.
Mahomet is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Mahomet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mahomet:
- Champaign County (The home county of Mahomet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Lake of the Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Bondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Staley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lotus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Champaign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foosland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Farmer City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Fullerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birkbeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wapella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Hayes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Chicken Bristle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Villa Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Ficklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Fairland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Tuscola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Camargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Gibson City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
- Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sibley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iroquois County
- Loda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Argenta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oreana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Bellflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kumler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Laurette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Glen Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowsmith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cropsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Land
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bement
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milmine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lintner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Fithian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Muncie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mahomet, see our County-by-County Page for Mahomet.
Cemeteries Near Mahomet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahomet.
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 Mahomet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahomet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mahomet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet Cemetery
- The Mahomet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Middletown Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phillippe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillippe Cemetery
- The Phillippe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Argo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Harris Cemetery
- The Bethel Harris Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Bethel United Methodist Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- Old Harris Cemetery
- Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mallory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- The Jersey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
- Knife Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife Cemetery
- The Knife Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knife - Stout Cemetery
- Pusey Cemetery
- Pusey / Knife Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Mahomet had a population of 473 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mahomet had a population of 8,968 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mahomet, with the one closest to Mahomet listed first.
- Rising
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Staley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Osman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Dickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- White Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 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 Mahomet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahomet.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mahomet ...
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 253 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahomet.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mahomet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mahomet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mahomet.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mahomet.
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 Mahomet:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- Douglas County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Macon County
- McLean County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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- Mahomet) 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 Mahomet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |