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 Naplate (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 Naplate. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Naplate is located in 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 La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Naplate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Naplate:
- La Salle County (The home county of Naplate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Hitt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vermilionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- North Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Waltham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ladd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Hollowayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- La Moille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zearing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Bureau Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Malden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Somonauk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shabbona Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Franks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Shabbona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Nettle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Kinsman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mazon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claypool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Sand Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Little Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Radley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- East Paw Paw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- Paw Paw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Compton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Burg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Burg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
- Sublette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Munster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Missal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ancona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Budd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Long Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Cornell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Dwight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Varna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Standard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Palatine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McNabb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hennepin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- Minonk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Naplate, see our County-by-County Page for Naplate.
Cemeteries Near Naplate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Naplate.
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 Naplate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Naplate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <2>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillionville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trumbo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galloway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Debolt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Naplate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Naplate.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Naplate, with the one closest to Naplate listed first.
- Hitt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vermilionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Farm Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wedron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Naplate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Naplate.
Newspapers Published in Naplate ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Naplate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Naplate, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Naplate.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Naplate:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to La Salle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Kendall County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- Putnam 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 Naplate, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Naplate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |