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 Montrose (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 Montrose. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Montrose is primarily located in Effingham County. A portion of Montrose extends into Cumberland 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 Effingham County: Clay, Cumberland, Fayette, Jasper & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Montrose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montrose:
- Effingham County (The home county of Montrose)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Teutopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dieterich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Funkhouser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shumway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Oak Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Casey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hogue Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Oilfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Ingraham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sailor Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Trilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lerna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Mattoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Cooks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Bellair
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Oblong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Brier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hazel Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Diona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Union Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Holliday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- La Clede
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Hidalgo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Falmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hunt City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Willow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sainte Marie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Gays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Passport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Stewardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Middlesworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Cowden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montrose, see our County-by-County Page for Montrose.
Cemeteries Near Montrose ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montrose.
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 Montrose - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montrose covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Kingery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Faunce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lillyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Illinois Central Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Myer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Montrose had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Montrose had a population of 195 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montrose, with the one closest to Montrose listed first.
- Roslyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Teutopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dieterich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walla Walla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elliottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Hidalgo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montrose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montrose.
Newspapers Published in Montrose ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montrose.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montrose, 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 Montrose.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Montrose:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Effingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Moultrie County
- Richland County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Montrose, 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- Montrose) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |