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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 Pennington Point (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 Pennington Point. 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 Pennington Point ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pennington Point: Pennington Pt.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pennington Point 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 Pennington Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pennington Point:

  • McDonough County     (The home county of Pennington Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Adair
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Industry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bardolph
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Philadelphia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • East Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Macomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Lamone Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Doddsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • Bushnell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Good Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Colchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tennessee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
    • La Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Cooperstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Mount Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Beardstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Table Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vermont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ipava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Checkrow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Astoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summum is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
    • Babylon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Blyton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cuba
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Ellisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Joetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
    • Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • La Harpe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
    • Disco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Bowen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bentley is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Burnside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Burnside is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Raritan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • 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
    • Media
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Bath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Snicarte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Havana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Buzzville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • 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
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Littleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wayland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Rushville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bader
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Browning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Frederick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington Point, with the one closest to Pennington Point listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Berwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Smithshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pennington Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennington Point.

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 Pennington Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pennington Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Craig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Industry.
  • Industry City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vail Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wilhelm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vance Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Standard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Foster Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Harris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Claybough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Pennington Point had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Adair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Industry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Table Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Bardolph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Macomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Doddsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
  • Vermont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Littleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bushnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fandon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fandon is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fandon
    • Ipava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte

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

Newspapers Published in Pennington Point ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennington Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennington Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pennington Point:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennington Point) 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 Pennington Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.