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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 McKeen (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 McKeen. 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 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.

McKeen is located in Clark County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper, Sullivan (IN) & Vigo (IN).

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of McKeen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Dennison
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
      • Dennison is located in Clark County
    • Weaver
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Clark County
    • Farrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
      • Farrington is located in Clark County
    • Livingston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Clark County
    • Marshall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Clark Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
      • Clark Center is located in Clark County
    • Snyder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County
    • Cleone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
      • Cleone is located in Clark County
    • West Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County
    • Martinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Clark County
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Ashmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
      • Ashmore is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <2>
    • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Omer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
    • Oakland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
      • Hutton is located in Coles County
    • Rardin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Bushton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • West York
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
      • West York is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
    • Hutsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Annapolis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
      • Annapolis is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <2>
    • Trimble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trimble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Trimble is located in Crawford County
    • Bellair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
      • Bellair is located in Crawford County
    • Dogwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Union Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
      • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Hazel Dell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
    • Diona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
      • Diona is located in Cumberland County
    • Timothy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
  • Douglas County
    • Newman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Elbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County
    • Oliver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Edgar County
    • Nevins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
      • Nevins is located in Edgar County
    • Vermilion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bell Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
      • Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
    • Kentucky
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
      • Kentucky is located in Edgar County
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Huffmanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
      • Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
    • Conlogue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conlogue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
      • Conlogue is located in Edgar County
    • Grandview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Edgar County
    • Clays Prairie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
      • Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
    • Kansas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <2>
  • Vermilion County
    • Ridge Farm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Cloverland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
      • Cloverland is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Cory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
      • Cory is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Staunton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Clay County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Billtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
      • Billtown is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Art
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
      • Art is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Bee Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
      • Bee Ridge is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Turner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Perth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Billville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
      • Billville is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Brazil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
      • Brazil is located in Clay County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <2>
    • Prairie City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Clay County (IN)
    • Saline City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
      • Saline City is located in Clay County (IN)
  • Greene County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Gilmour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
      • Gilmour is located in Greene County (IN)
    • Jasonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parke County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • West Atherton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
      • West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Numa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
      • Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Rosedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Rosedale has also been known as:
      • Roseville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
    • Mecca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Armiesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
      • Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Bridgeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montezuma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Parke County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
    • Rockville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Parke County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
    • Billie Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billie Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
    • West Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Sullivan County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Fairbanks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Farmersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Shelburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
      • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
    • Graysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Hymera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Merom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
      • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <2>
    • Sullivan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <2>
    • New Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <2>
  • Vermillion County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Universal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Blanford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
      • Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Saint Bernice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
      • Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Sandytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
      • Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Fairview Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
      • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
    • Summit Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
      • Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Dana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Alta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Hillsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Vigo County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKeen, with the one closest to McKeen listed first.
    • Liggett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
      • Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Toad Hop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
      • Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • West Terre Haute
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <2>
    • Prairieton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
      • Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Barnhart Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
      • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Taylorville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Terre Haute
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Libertyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • New Goshen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spelterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
      • Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near McKeen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKeen.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Dennison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunlap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forsythe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forsythe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forsythe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laufman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laufman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laufman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simms Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Quinn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McKeen had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dennison
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
    • Dennison is located in Clark County
  • Marley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley is located in Edgar County
  • Farrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
    • Farrington is located in Clark County
  • Ferrel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
    • Ferrel is located in Edgar County
  • Oliver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Edgar County
  • Nevins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
    • Nevins is located in Edgar County
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
    • Sandford is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Vermilion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Prairieton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Ernst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
    • Ernst is located in Clark County
  • Hutton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
    • Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
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    • Terre Haute
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clark Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
      • Clark Center is located in Clark County
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>

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

Newspapers Published in McKeen ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKeen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKeen, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKeen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McKeen:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKeen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 McKeen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- McKeen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKeen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4584, Longitude: -87.6139       In this case, the coordinates for McKeen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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