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 Palmerton (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 Palmerton. 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.
Palmerton is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Brown, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon & Schuyler.
Below are the counties that are near Palmerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmerton:
- Cass County (The home county of Palmerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Chandlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Virginia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burlingame
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Jules
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Old Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hagener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Cooperstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbirds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Marbletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Summum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Astoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Ipava
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Table Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Snicarte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Kilbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Poplar City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Havana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Topeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Mason City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Tallula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Croft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Literberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prentice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Chapin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Pike County
- Chambersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sangamon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- New Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pasfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Cantrall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Curran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Loami
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Leland Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Ridgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Bluff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Browning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmerton, see our County-by-County Page for Palmerton.
Cemeteries Near Palmerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmerton.
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 Palmerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chandlerville.
- The Chandler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chandlerville Cemetery
- Chandlerville City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172039 <2>
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Levi Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- John Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garner Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harbison - Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cauby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Pontiac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Palmerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmerton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmerton, with the one closest to Palmerton listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anderson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chandlerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Burlingame
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Philadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Cass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cass is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Jules
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Newmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Saidora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saidora is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saidora
- Little Indian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Indian is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Snicarte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Literberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmerton.
Newspapers Published in Palmerton ...
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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmerton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmerton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Palmerton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Fulton County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Menard County
- Morgan County
- Pike County
- Sangamon County
- Schuyler County
- Scott 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 Palmerton, 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' (or 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- Palmerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |