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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 Perdueville (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 Perdueville. 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 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.

Perdueville is located in Ford 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 Ford County: Champaign, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, McLean & Vermilion.

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

  • Ford County     (The home county of Perdueville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Paxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elliott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Melvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gibson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
    • Garber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Proctor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Sibley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piper City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Prospect is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Rantoul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dewey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gifford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fisher is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <1>
    • Foosland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomasboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Flatville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Penfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lotus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
    • Lake of the Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
    • Royal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <1>
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Farmer City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Watkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Loda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <1>
    • Buckley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thawville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cissna Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Del Rey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
    • Ridgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Onarga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Claytonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Goodwine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • La Hogue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Gilman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Schwer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Strawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Forrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Fairbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Cullom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Cropsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Saybrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bellflower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Laurette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
    • Arrowsmith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glen Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Kumler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kumler is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
    • Cooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ellsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Piatt County
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdueville, with the one closest to Perdueville listed first.
    • Rankin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East Lynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Potomac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Collison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoopeston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rossville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Henning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fithian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Muncie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown

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

Cemeteries Near Perdueville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perdueville.

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

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

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

  • Meharry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontoppidan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pells Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oregon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ludlow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Ludlow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <3>
  • Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Perdueville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perdueville.

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

  • Paxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elliott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <1>
  • Melvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Guthrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Guthrie is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Tomlinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Roberts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarence is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Gibson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
    • Gibson City has also been known as:
    • Gibson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
  • Dewey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rantoul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dillsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Buckley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Perdueville ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perdueville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perdueville, 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 Perdueville.

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 Perdueville:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perdueville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Perdueville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.