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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 Odell (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 Odell. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Odell is located in Livingston County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.

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

  • Livingston County     (The home county of Odell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunbury
      • From Odell to Sunbury
    • Swygert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swygert
      • From Odell to Swygert
    • Eylar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eylar
      • From Odell to Eylar
    • Emington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dwight
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Budd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Budd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Budd
      • From Odell to Budd
    • Saunemin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <2>
    • Griswold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Pontiac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
    • Cornell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <2>
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Kempton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <2>
    • Cabery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <2>
    • Piper City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Kinsman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
    • Mazon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Brooklyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Wauponsee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clarke City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • Braceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <2>
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Coal City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <2>
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • La Hogue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashkum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
      • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <2>
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Reddick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <2>
    • Union Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Essex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Herscher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Goodrich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goodrich
      • From Odell to Goodrich
    • Bonfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Limestone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Ransom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kernan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kernan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kernan
      • From Odell to Kernan
    • Streator
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kangley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kangley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
      • Kangley is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kangley
      • From Odell to Kangley
    • Marseilles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <2>
    • Seneca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
      • Seneca has also been known as:
      • Crotty
      • Seneca village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
    • Grand Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
    • Leeds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in La Salle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leeds
      • From Odell to Leeds
    • Rutland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
    • Hitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Hitt is located in La Salle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hitt
      • From Odell to Hitt
    • Leonore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Wenona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <2>
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chenoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gridley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <2>
    • Cropsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
    • Anchor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Colfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>
  • Will County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Godley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Braidwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakewood Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmington
      • From Odell to Wilmington
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Odell, with the one closest to Odell listed first.
    • Minonk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodford
      • From Odell to Woodford
    • Panola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people

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

Cemeteries Near Odell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odell.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Odell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swygert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swygert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swygert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Sunbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Camp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Odell had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Odell had a population of 957 people.

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

  • Cayuga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Livingston County
  • Swygert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Swygert is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swygert
    • From Odell to Swygert
  • Rugby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
  • Sunbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunbury
    • From Odell to Sunbury
  • Eylar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eylar
    • From Odell to Eylar
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Livingston County
  • Emington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dwight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Budd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Budd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Budd
    • From Odell to Budd
  • Rowe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
  • Saunemin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Scovel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scovel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
      • Scovel is located in Livingston County
    • Pontiac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
    • Griswold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Odell ...

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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Odell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Odell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Odell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Odell.

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 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 Odell:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Odell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Odell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0038, Longitude: -88.5233    
<6>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 Odell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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