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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 Pleak (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 Pleak. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pleak is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery & Moultrie.

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

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Pleak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Moweaqua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
    • Yantisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
    • Findlay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tower Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
      • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <2>
    • Shelbyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlesworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
    • Lakewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oconee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
    • Cowden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <2>
    • Fancher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Mode
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
      • Mode is located in Shelby County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Assumption
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
    • Stonington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
    • Millersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Owaneco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
      • Owaneco is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <2>
    • Pana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <2>
    • Velma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Rosamond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
      • Rosamond is located in Christian County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <2>
    • Taylorville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Sharpsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Bolivia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Magnet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Coles County
    • Mattoon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Garrett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Effingham County
    • Beecher City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Holliday
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Dressor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dressor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
  • Logan County
    • Latham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Macon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hervey City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Elwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwin
      • Elwin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwin <2>
    • Blue Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • Mount Zion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <2>
    • Turpin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turpin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
    • Boody
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Casner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
      • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Decatur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Harristown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
    • Sangamon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
    • Bearsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Ohlman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenonah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenonah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Nokomis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Dalton City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Dunn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Cushman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Sullivan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lovington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <2>
    • Allenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Cadwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Coles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
      • Coles is located in Moultrie County
    • Gays
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <2>
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • La Place
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Place <2>
    • Lintner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Burrowsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Cerro Gordo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <2>
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Milmine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <2>
    • Voorhies
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Atwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bement
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <2>
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleak, with the one closest to Pleak listed first.
    • Illiopolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pleak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleak.

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

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

  • Tolley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ludwig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludwig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludwig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...
    • Westside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Traughber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traughber Cemetery
      • The Traughber Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moweaqua Twp. Cemetery
      • Traughber - Snyder Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108571 <4>

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>

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

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

  • Obed
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
    • Obed is located in Shelby County
  • Moweaqua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
    • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>
  • Radford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Christian County
  • Yantisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
    • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Macon County
  • Assumption
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Henton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
  • Todds Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
    • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
  • Dalton City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunkel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
  • Findlay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Hervey City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hervey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
    • Blue Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Pleak ...

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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleak, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleak.

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 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 Pleak:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleak. 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 Pleak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5956, Longitude: -88.9384       In this case, the coordinates for Pleak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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