Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Poplar Grove (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 Poplar Grove. 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 Poplar Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Grove: Poplar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County: Clinton (IA), Louisa (IA), Muscatine (IA), Scott (IA), Henry, Mercer & Whiteside.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Grove:
- Rock Island County (The home county of Poplar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Moline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Silvis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barstow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coyne Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rustic Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Rapids City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Briar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Hickory Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Osco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ophiem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geneseo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Sherrard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Preemption
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Matherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Shale City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Aledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- North Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- Shanghai City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Whiteside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- East Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Prophetstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar County (IA)
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Clinton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Folletts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Low Moor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camanche
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Mound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elvira
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calamus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Muscatine County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Midway Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pleasant Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Fairport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- South Towne Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Muscatine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
- Scott County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Panorama Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Bettendorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Park View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Park View is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Grass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Long Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Grove.
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 Poplar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Coal Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Estates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glennwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowlesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Island County Fome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakleaf Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Post Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- William Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Poplar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Grove, with the one closest to Poplar Grove listed first.
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunny Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Carbon Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Briar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barstow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Grove ...
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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Grove.
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 Poplar Grove:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Rock Island County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Henry County
- Knox County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- Whiteside County
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Muscatine County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poplar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |