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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 New Philadelphia (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 Philadelphia. 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 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.

New Philadelphia is located in McDonough 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 McDonough County: Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Schuyler & Warren.

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

  • McDonough County     (The home county of New Philadelphia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Bushnell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bardolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prairie City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Good Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Lamone Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Macomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • University Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Industry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sciota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Doddsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • Colchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Marietta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Checkrow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Table Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Babylon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Blyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Avon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ellisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ipava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Fiatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bybee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Joetta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Fountain Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
    • La Harpe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Disco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Raritan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Media
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Stronghurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Terre Haute
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • De Long
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Maquon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knoxville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Havana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buzzville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Bath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goofy Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Snicarte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Long Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Topeka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bader
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Wayland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Bluff City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Browning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Huntsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Smithshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Surrey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Kirkwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near New Philadelphia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Philadelphia.

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 Philadelphia - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
    • The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mound Chapel Cemetery
  • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Adair.
  • Bushnell City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bushnell City Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bushnell.
    • The Bushnell City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bushnell Cemetery
  • Marietta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bardolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Checkrow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Solon - Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (388 more) ...
    • Pennington Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rigdon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Philadelphia had a population of 181 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Adair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bushnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bardolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Seville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Manley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Manley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Pennington Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
  • Scottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Table Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Smithfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Babylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Prairie City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
    • Blyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Good Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in New Philadelphia ...

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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Philadelphia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Philadelphia, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Philadelphia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Philadelphia:

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