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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 Manville (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 Manville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Manville is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Manville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Missal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Missal is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
    • Blackstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
    • Cornell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Ancona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Munster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Munster is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Long Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Budd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Adams ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Adams is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Sunbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Graymont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cayuga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalzell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Kempton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cabery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Kinsman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
    • Verona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauponsee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Mazon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Wilmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • East Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Gaslight Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Clarke City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • Braceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Central City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Reddick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Streator
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kernan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
    • Kangley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kangley is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Ransom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <1>
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Leeds is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Grand Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Leonore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Marseilles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lostant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lostant is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Lostant has also been known as:
      • Lost Ant
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
    • Hitt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hitt is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Vermilionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Wenona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Toluca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Varna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • La Rose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Chenoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadows
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadows is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Gridley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Weston is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Mount Palatine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
    • Magnolia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • McNabb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Standard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Will County
    • Godley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manville, with the one closest to Manville listed first.
    • Minonk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Panola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Benson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • El Paso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roanoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Washburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kappa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Secor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Manville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manville.

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

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

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

  • New Michigan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Barrickman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Calder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackstone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moon's Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Defenbaugh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Bayou Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cornell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Manville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Smithdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
  • Missal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Missal is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
  • Cornell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Reading is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Streator
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Ancona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kernan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kernan is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
  • Long Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Budd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Kangley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kangley is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Otter ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Otter is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
    • Rowe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowe is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
    • Richards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Richards is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards

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

Newspapers Published in Manville ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manville.

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 Manville:

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 Manville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.