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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New Castle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Castle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Castle, please Contact Us.
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 New Castle (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 New Castle. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New Castle is historic, it would have been located within present day Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Fulton, Logan, Mason, McLean, Peoria & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near New Castle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Castle:
- Tazewell County (The home county of New Castle)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Allentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Mackinaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Former name for Mackinaw:
- Mackinawtown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <2>
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Tremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fravert is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Breeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Emden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lawndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- La Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- San Jose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manito
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Forest City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <2>
- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Normal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McLean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Towanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brokaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Gillum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Peoria Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Maxwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Pottstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Mapleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Germantown Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Secor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Spring Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Kappa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- El Paso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Castle, see our County-by-County Page for New Castle.
Cemeteries Near New Castle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Castle.
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 New Castle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Roberson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mackinaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckeye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morton.
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deer Creek Cemetery
- Bergen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
- The Bergen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Tazewell Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Memory Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stumbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delzly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- The Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- Apostollic Christian Cemetery
- Old Apostolic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Apostolic Cemetery
- The Old Apostolic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coffman Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find New Castle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Castle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Castle, with the one closest to New Castle listed first.
- Allentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Deer Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Tremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <2>
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 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 New Castle. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Castle.
Newspapers Published in New Castle ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Castle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Castle, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Castle.
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 New Castle:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- Fulton County
- Logan County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- McLean County
- Peoria County
- Woodford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 New Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |