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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 Mount Fulcher (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 Mount Fulcher. 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.

Name Variations for Mount Fulcher ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Fulcher: Mt. Fulcher

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Mount Fulcher is located in Logan 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 Logan County: De Witt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon & Tazewell.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Mount Fulcher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Elkhart
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Cornland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chestervale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • New Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Chestnut
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Evans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Hartsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Newmansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Bolivia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Mount Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Edinburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Bulpitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kincaid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tovey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <1>
    • Jeisyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Stonington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Langleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Midland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Kenney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tabor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabor is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Hallsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Rowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Waynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Niantic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
    • Blue Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forsyth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Maroa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Boody
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Mason City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Natrona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Natrona is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • San Jose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Teheran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilbourne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McLean County
    • McLean
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Croft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Athens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tallula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Morgan County
    • Prentice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
    • Spaulding
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cantrall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Ridgely
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Mechanicsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Hawthorne Place
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Fulcher, with the one closest to Mount Fulcher listed first.
    • Boynton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Burt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Winkel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Winkel is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
    • Delavan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Richmond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Armington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownwood ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Green Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hopedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mindale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Fulcher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Fulcher.

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 Mount Fulcher - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Latham Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fancy Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cass Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Turley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Walnut Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kern Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Elkhart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fancy Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
  • Buffalo Hart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
  • Cornland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spaulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Barclay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Lake Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cantrall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dawson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Water
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Fulcher ...

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 236 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Fulcher.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Fulcher, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Fulcher.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mount Fulcher:

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 Mount Fulcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Fulcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.