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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 Ramsey Acres (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 Ramsey Acres. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Ramsey Acres is located in Ogle 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 Ogle County: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside & Winnebago.

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

  • Ogle County     (The home county of Ramsey Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Flagg Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
    • Rochelle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Flagg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Flagg is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
    • Chana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Creston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Holcomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Lindenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Watertown is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Carthage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Davis Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Irene
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Irene is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Herbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Herbert is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Belvidere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Prairie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Timberlane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberlane is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • La Moille
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Van Orin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Hazelhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • South Elkhorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Esmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Clare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kirkland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shabbona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
    • Brush Point ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
    • De Kalb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Shabbona Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Maple Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Virgil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Mendota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Earlville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Triumph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Baker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Baker is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • Ashton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Steward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Inlet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
    • Lee Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nachusa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Burg is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
    • Compton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Brooklyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephenson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • German Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiteside County
    • Penrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey Acres, with the one closest to Ramsey Acres listed first.
    • New Millford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • North Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • North Park is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
    • Indian Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Alworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alworth is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
    • Cherry Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Winnebago
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Seward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loves Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Machesney Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Pecatonica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ramsey Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramsey Acres.

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 Ramsey Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Flagg Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lawnridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ashton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ashton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #488154 <2>
  • Steward Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Stinsonian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chaney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Ramsey Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramsey Acres.

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

  • Flagg Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
  • Rochelle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Flagg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flagg is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
  • Kings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kings is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Chana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • White Rock is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Ashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Creston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Steward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holcomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Honey Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Lindenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Daysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Daysville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Franklin Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillman Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Ramsey Acres ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramsey Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramsey Acres, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramsey Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ramsey Acres:

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 Ramsey Acres, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ramsey Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.