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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 Rafetown (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 Rafetown. 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.

Rafetown is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Lawrence & Richland.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Rafetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
    • Sainte Marie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
      • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
    • Willow Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
      • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <2>
    • Newton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
    • Hunt City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
    • Bogota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Falmouth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
    • Lis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
    • Yale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Wheeler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>
    • Hidalgo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
      • Hidalgo is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <2>
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Hogue Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
    • Oak Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Clark County
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Clark County
    • Casey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Clark County
    • West Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Ingraham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sailor Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Springs
      • Sailor Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sailor Springs <2>
    • Camp Travis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
    • Clay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
    • Flora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Landes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
    • Green Brier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
    • Hardinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
    • Oblong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
    • Villas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
      • Villas is located in Crawford County
    • Stoy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <2>
    • Kibbie ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kibbie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
      • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
    • Dogwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
    • New Hebron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
    • Duncanville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
      • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
    • Robinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
    • Flat Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Hazel Dell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
    • Walla Walla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Walla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
    • Jewett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
      • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <2>
    • Greenup
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Edwards County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
    • West Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
      • West Salem is located in Edwards County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Bennington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
    • Bone Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Dieterich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
    • Lawrenceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <2>
    • Petersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Billett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
    • Russellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Francisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Dundas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Richland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
    • Amity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Richland County
    • Claremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
    • Olney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
    • Passport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
      • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Wakefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Calhoun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
    • Noble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
    • Gallagher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
    • Berryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
    • Parkersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
    • Wynoose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynoose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Lancaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
    • Orio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
    • Adams Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
    • Allendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Mount Erie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Beal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Vincennes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Busseron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
      • Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
    • Oaktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
      • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <2>
  • Sullivan County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
    • Merom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
      • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <2>
    • Graysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)

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

Cemeteries Near Rafetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rafetown.

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

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

  • Dark Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dark Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dark Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoltz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoltz Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stoltz Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of Olney.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108415 <5>
  • Yager Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dundas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dundas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dundas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ste. Valentine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Valentine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ste. Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ste. Marie City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ste. Marie City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ste. Marie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McBurg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBurg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBurg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Goss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of Olney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105855 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rafetown had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stringtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Richland County
  • Dundas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Dundas is located in Richland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
  • West Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
  • Sainte Marie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
    • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
  • Amity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Richland County
  • Landes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Landes is located in Crawford County
  • Chauncey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
  • Olney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
  • Hardinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
  • Willow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
    • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <2>
  • Oblong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
    • Passport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
      • Passport is located in Richland County

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

Newspapers Published in Rafetown ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rafetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rafetown, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rafetown.

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 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 Rafetown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rafetown. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rafetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rafetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8581, Longitude: -88.0023       In this case, the coordinates for Rafetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Rafetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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