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 Mount Palatine (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 Palatine. 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 Palatine ...
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 Palatine: Mt. Palatine
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 southwest 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 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.
Mount Palatine is primarily located in Putnam County. A portion of Mount Palatine extends into La Salle 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 Putnam County: Bureau, La Salle & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Palatine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Palatine:
- Putnam County (The home county of Mount Palatine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- McNabb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hennepin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Pue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Ottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Bureau Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
- Ladd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Malden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tiskilwa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grundy County
- Kinsman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Tonica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lostant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
- Oglesby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vermilionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Salle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Munster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Ancona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Missal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cornell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flanagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Graymont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Evans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Varna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lacon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Camp Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edelstein
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Speer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Washburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Minonk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Palatine, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Palatine.
Cemeteries Near Mount Palatine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Palatine.
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 Palatine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Palatine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Mt. Palatine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle - Price Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Cedar Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Hope Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mount Palatine had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Palatine, with the one closest to Mount Palatine listed first.
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tonica
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lostant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
- Ticona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Florid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Oglesby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hennepin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vermilionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Palatine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Palatine.
Newspapers Published in Mount Palatine ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Palatine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Palatine, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Palatine.
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 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 Mount Palatine:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Grundy County
- La Salle County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Peoria County
- Stark County
- Woodford 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 Mount Palatine, 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- Mount Palatine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |