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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 Princeville (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 Princeville. 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.

Princeville is located in Peoria 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 Peoria County: Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Stark, Tazewell & Woodford.

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

  • Peoria County     (The home county of Princeville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Monica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
    • Edelstein
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Hallock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Dunlap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laura
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Edwards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mossville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chillicothe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Milo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Neponset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Buda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tiskilwa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wyanet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brereton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Breeds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
    • Banner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • London Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Galva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kewanee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Williamsfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yates City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahinda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Victoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Appleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Maquon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Altona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Knoxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wataga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Camp Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Sparland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Henry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • La Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Varna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Speer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyoming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Jersey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • Toulon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Modena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • La Fayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Trailpark Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
    • East Peoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
      • Former name for East Peoria:
      • Hilton
    • Harvard Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
    • Wesley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Creve Coeur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
      • Former name for Creve Coeur:
      • Wesley City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <1>
    • Highway Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
    • Robein
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Robein is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
    • Sunnyland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pekin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
      • Former name for North Pekin:
      • Radio City
    • Beverly Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
    • Farmdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Caldwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Princeville, with the one closest to Princeville listed first.
    • Bay View Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Spring Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Germantown Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Metamora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Washburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roanoke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Princeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princeville.

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

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

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

  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Princeville Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Streitmatter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ertley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woertz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Walliker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Schiebel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Dunlap.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107584 <3>
  • Hitchcock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Clement's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hallock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Princeville had a population of 641 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Princeville had a population of 1,663 people.

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

  • Duncan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Monica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stark is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Akron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Akron is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dunlap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hallock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
  • Edelstein
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawn Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
  • Laura
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brimfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • West Jersey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • Oak Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Orange Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Princeville ...

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 273 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Princeville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Princeville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Princeville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> of Princeville.

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 Princeville:

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