Our Genealogy Helper
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 Redmon (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 Redmon. 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 doctors 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.
Redmon is located in 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 Redmon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redmon:
- Edgar County (The home county of Redmon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Borton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Brocton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Metcalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kentucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Chrisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Broadlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Longview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Pesotum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Oilfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Dennison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Clark Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Marshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Casey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Hutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dorans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Lerna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Mattoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Diona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Union Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Bradbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Newman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hindsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Camargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Filson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Fairland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Patterson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Villa Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Archie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Allerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sidell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ridge Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Busenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Numa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Armiesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Blanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Universal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sandytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Fairview Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Cayuga
(29 miles [46.7 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 <1>
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Libertyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Liggett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Toad Hop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Spelterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- West Terre Haute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redmon, see our County-by-County Page for Redmon.
Cemeteries Near Redmon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redmon.
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 Redmon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Catfish Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Embarrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Catfish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cholera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Augustus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Redmon had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Redmon had a population of 157 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redmon, with the one closest to Redmon listed first.
- Mays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Borton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Warrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Isabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Isabel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Brocton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Melwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melwood is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wetzel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
- Horace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redmon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redmon.
Newspapers Published in Redmon ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redmon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redmon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redmon.
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 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 Redmon:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Edgar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Vermilion County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Redmon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Redmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |