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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Quaker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Quaker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Quaker, please Contact Us.
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 Quaker (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 Quaker. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Quaker is historic, it would have been located within present day Edgar 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 Edgar County: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Douglas, Vermilion, Vermillion (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Quaker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quaker:
- Edgar County (The home county of Quaker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Metcalf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Hume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kentucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Broadlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Dennison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Coles County
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Newman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Busenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belgium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bee Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Cloverland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Montgomery County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Numa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Billie Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
- Grange Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- West Atherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Putnam County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Portland Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Blanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Sandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Shepardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spelterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Barnhart Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Fontanet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- North Terre Haute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quaker, see our County-by-County Page for Quaker.
Cemeteries Near Quaker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quaker.
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 Quaker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quaker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <3>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colliers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colliers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Ridge Farm.
- The Colliers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humrick Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- The Whitlock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mose Reid Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Quaker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quaker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Humrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Scottland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Ridge Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Toronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Vermilion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quaker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quaker.
Newspapers Published in Quaker ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quaker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quaker, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quaker.
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 websites either 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 Quaker:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Edgar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Vermilion County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Quaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |