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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about North Caledonia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added North Caledonia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with North Caledonia, 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 North Caledonia (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 North Caledonia. 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 North Caledonia ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Caledonia: N. Caledonia
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of North Caledonia is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone 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 Boone County: DeKalb, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago, Rock (WI) & Walworth (WI).
Below are the counties that are near North Caledonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Caledonia:
- Boone County (The home county of North Caledonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Caledonia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timberlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Capron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Herbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Fairdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kirkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Clare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Charter Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Hampshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Freeman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- North Plato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Pingree Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Harvard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lakewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Wonder Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Monroe Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Davis Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holcomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stillman Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Egan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stephenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Ridott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Loves Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Machesney Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Millford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Green County (WI)
- Brodhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Rock County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Shopiere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Tiffany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Garden Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Avalon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Emerald Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Newark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Janesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Janesville is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Johnstown Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Walworth County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Allens Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Big Foot Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Darien
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Walworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Delavan Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Delavan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Williams Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
- Zenda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lake Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Caledonia, see our County-by-County Page for North Caledonia.
Cemeteries Near North Caledonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Caledonia.
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 North Caledonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Caledonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Orth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ewins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Poplar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Popular Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guilford Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andrus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Tound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bamblett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 North Caledonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Caledonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Caledonia, with the one closest to North Caledonia listed first.
- Caledonia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Harlem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Roscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Belvidere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Capron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Genet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Caledonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Caledonia.
Newspapers Published in North Caledonia ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Caledonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Caledonia.
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 North Caledonia:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Ogle County
- Stephenson County
- Winnebago County
- Green County
- Rock County
- Walworth 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 North Caledonia, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Caledonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |