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 Metcalf (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 Metcalf. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Metcalf 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 Metcalf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Metcalf:
- Edgar County (The home county of Metcalf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Hume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brocton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Redmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Borton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Conlogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Broadlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Philo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pesotum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Tolono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dennison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Cleone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Farrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Oilfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Clark Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Rardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Ashmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Hindsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Patterson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Kemp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Filson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Hayes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Tuscola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ficklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Archie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Busenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Catlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- West Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Numa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Dana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Saint Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Cayuga
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Sandytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Eugene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Fairview Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Universal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf 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
- Pine Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Liggett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Spelterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Toad Hop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- West Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Sandcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Warren County (IN)
- Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Metcalf, see our County-by-County Page for Metcalf.
Cemeteries Near Metcalf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Metcalf.
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 Metcalf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Metcalf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Young America Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoult Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McKee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Metcalf had a population of 244 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Metcalf had a population of 168 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Metcalf, with the one closest to Metcalf listed first.
- Melwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melwood is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
- Hume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hildreth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hildreth is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
- Cherry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Mortimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Edgar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Archie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Horace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brocton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wetzel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Metcalf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Metcalf.
Newspapers Published in Metcalf ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Metcalf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Metcalf, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Metcalf.
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 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 Metcalf:
- 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Metcalf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metcalf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |