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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 Raritan (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 Raritan. 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.

Raritan is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Des Moines (IA), Lee (IA), Hancock, McDonough, Mercer & Warren.

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

  • Henderson County     (The home county of Raritan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Media
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Stronghurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
      • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <2>
    • Olena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
      • Olena is located in Henderson County
    • Terre Haute
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
      • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
    • Biggsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Carman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
      • Carman is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carman <2>
    • Gladstone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lomax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
      • Lomax is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <2>
    • Gulf Port
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
      • Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Rozetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rozetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
    • Oquawka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Milroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Checkrow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • Babylon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
    • London Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
      • London Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <2>
    • Blyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • La Harpe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
      • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
    • Disco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
    • Fountain Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
    • Joetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
    • Dallas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burnside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Hancock County
    • Colusa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
      • Colusa is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <2>
    • Pontoosuc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoosuc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
      • Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Adrian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
    • Ferris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
      • Ferris is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
    • Niota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niota
      • Niota is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niota <2>
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
      • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <2>
    • Abingdon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • De Long
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Long have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
      • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Galesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Blandinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sciota
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <2>
    • Lamone Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
    • East Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
    • Macomb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
    • University Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
    • Colchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
      • Colchester is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <2>
    • VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for VIshnu Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
      • VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
    • Prairie City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Tennessee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
      • Tennessee is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee <2>
    • Bardolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Keithsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Seaton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Alexis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunbeam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
      • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Smithshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
      • Smithshire is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <2>
    • Roseville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Youngstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
    • Kirkwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <2>
    • Berwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
    • Monmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <2>
    • Eleanor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
    • Cameron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Little York
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <2>
    • Gerlaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <2>
    • Utah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Shanghai City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
  • Des Moines County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Burlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Patterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • West Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
      • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <2>
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Middletown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Dodgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Sperry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
      • Sperry is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Mediapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raritan, with the one closest to Raritan listed first.
    • Wever
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wever
      • Wever is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wever <2>
    • South Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
      • South Augusta is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
      • Former names for Sawyer:
      • Atlee
      • Edwards
  • Louisa County (IA)
    • Oakville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Raritan ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raritan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Raritan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Raritan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Raritan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Raritan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Raritan:

Cemeteries Near Raritan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raritan.

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

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

  • Raritan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raritan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raritan Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
  • Adair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adair Cemetery
  • Old Bedford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
  • Peasley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peasley Cemetery
  • Mustain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mustain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mustain Cemetery
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
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    • Hillsborough Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Best Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Best Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Best Cemetery
    • Terre Haute Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terre Haute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terre Haute Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Raritan had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Raritan had a population of 120 people.

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

  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Warren County
  • Media
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Stronghurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
    • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <2>
  • Smithshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
    • Smithshire is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <2>
  • Decorra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decorra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorra
    • Decorra is located in Henderson County
  • Terre Haute
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
    • Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
  • Roseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Olena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Olena is located in Henderson County
  • Blandinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Swan Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
  • La Harpe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Sciota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Ponemah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponemah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • Ponemah is located in Warren County
    • Disco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
      • Disco is located in Hancock County
    • Youngstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County

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

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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Raritan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raritan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6958, Longitude: -90.8250       In this case, the coordinates for Raritan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Raritan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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