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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 Milne (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 Milne. 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.

Milne is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery & Moultrie.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Milne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Fancher
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
    • Mode
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mode is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
    • Cowden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Stewardson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Strasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Middlesworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
    • Tower Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trowbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
    • Oconee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Pana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <1>
    • Rosamond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Assumption
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Owaneco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Velma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Velma is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Clay County
    • Iola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Trilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Magnet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnet is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Mattoon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lerna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Neoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <1>
    • Johnstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Bradbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Jewett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Toledo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Janesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Beecher City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Moccasin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Shumway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Green Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Green Creek is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Altamont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Funkhouser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
    • Effingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Heartville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
    • Teutopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Holliday
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Dressor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Saint Elmo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Ramsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Avena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Brownstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Loogootee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Vandalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
    • Wheeler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Ohlman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nokomis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wenonah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Coalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <1>
    • Chapman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milne, with the one closest to Milne listed first.
    • Gays
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <1>
    • Allenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Coles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Coles is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Dunn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Sullivan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cushman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman

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

Cemeteries Near Milne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milne.

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

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

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

  • Fortner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gallagher Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Askins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hubbartt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (441 more) ...
    • Mound Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Milne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milne.

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

  • Fancher
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
  • Cowden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Mode
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mode is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
  • Beecher City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Moccasin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Stewardson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shumway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Herborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Herborn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
  • Herrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blue Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
    • Strasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlesworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth

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

Newspapers Published in Milne ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milne, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milne.

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 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 Milne:

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 Milne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Milne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.