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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 Piper City (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 Piper City. 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 and doctors 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.

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

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

  • Ford County     (The home county of Piper City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Roberts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <2>
    • Kempton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Melvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <2>
    • Sibley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Cabery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Garber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garber
      • From Piper City to Garber
    • Elliott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Paxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <2>
    • Gibson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Proctor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Proctor
      • From Piper City to Proctor
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
    • Dewey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
    • Prospect
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Foosland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Clarke City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • East Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Gardner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Iroquois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • La Hogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridgeville
      • From Piper City to Ridgeville
    • Thawville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <2>
    • Onarga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Del Rey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Danforth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <2>
    • Buckley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <2>
    • Ashkum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Crescent City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <2>
    • Loda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kankakee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Herscher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Reddick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Irwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Union Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Goodrich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goodrich
      • From Piper City to Goodrich
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sammons Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
      • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Sammons Point has also been known as:
      • Sammons Point village
    • Bonfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Limestone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Aroma Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
      • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <2>
    • Kankakee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Chatsworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <2>
    • Charlotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charlotte
      • From Piper City to Charlotte
    • Cullom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
      • Cullom is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <2>
    • Forrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <2>
    • Wing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Griswold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Strawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <2>
    • Saunemin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eylar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eylar
      • From Piper City to Eylar
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoca
      • From Piper City to Avoca
    • Fairbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Campus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
      • Campus is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <2>
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Cropsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Chenoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saybrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <2>
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Piper City, with the one closest to Piper City listed first.
    • Rankin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <2>
    • East Lynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Piper City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piper City.

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 Piper City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brewton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thawville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thawville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thawville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Germanville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lisk Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Onarga Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Wenger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mona Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mona Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mona Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Piper City had a population of 460 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Piper City had a population of 746 people.

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

  • La Hogue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chatsworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <2>
  • Thawville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
    • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <2>
  • Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ridgeville
    • From Piper City to Ridgeville
  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Charlotte
    • From Piper City to Charlotte
  • Roberts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <2>
  • Onarga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cullom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <2>
  • Del Rey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Danforth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
    • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <2>
  • Risk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
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    • Kempton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Strawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <2>
    • Melvin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Piper City ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piper City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Piper City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Piper City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Piper City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Piper City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Piper City:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Piper City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Piper City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piper City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7562, Longitude: -88.1883    









 

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