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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 Reno (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 Reno. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Reno is located in Bond 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 Bond County: Clinton, Fayette, Madison & Montgomery.

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

  • Bond County     (The home county of Reno)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Sorento
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Ripley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Greenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Pocahontas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Smithboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <1>
    • Pierron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <1>
    • Pleasant Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Christian County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Marydale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Rose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
    • Keyesport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport
      • Keyesport is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyesport <1>
    • Aviston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <1>
    • Boulder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
      • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <1>
    • Breese
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carlyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <1>
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <1>
    • Huey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
    • Albers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <1>
    • Bartelso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Hagarstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <1>
    • Bayle City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <1>
    • Shobonier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shobonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobonier
      • Shobonier is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shobonier <1>
    • Ramsey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
    • Dressor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dressor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dressor
      • From Reno to Dressor
    • Brownstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <1>
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ka-ho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Staunton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Benld
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagarville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawyerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
      • Sawyerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <1>
    • Hornsby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Clare
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • East Gillespie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gillespie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Gillespie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <1>
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • New Douglas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Grantfork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alhambra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
      • Alhambra is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <1>
    • Livingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <1>
    • Williamson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <1>
    • Highland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
    • Worden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sebastopol
      • From Reno to Sebastopol
    • Hamel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamel
      • Hamel is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamel <1>
    • Marine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
      • Marine is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <1>
    • Fruit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairietown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prairietown
      • From Reno to Prairietown
    • Saint Jacob
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Patoka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Panama
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
    • Donnellson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnellson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
      • Donnellson is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <1>
    • Walshville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Springs
      • Taylor Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Springs <1>
    • Coffeen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Schram City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schram City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Chapman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapman
      • From Reno to Chapman
    • Hillsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <1>
    • Butler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Fillmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <1>
    • Litchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irving
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <1>
    • Honey Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reno, with the one closest to Reno listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Shelby County

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

Cemeteries Near Reno ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reno.

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tisdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tisdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tisdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jett Number Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jett Number Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jett Number Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donneilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donneilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donneilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...
    • Sunny Side Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Reno had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sorento
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Donnellson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnellson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
    • Donnellson is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <1>
  • Old Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Bond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
  • Walshville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Douglas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stubblefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
  • Pocahontas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smithboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffeen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dudleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
  • Grantfork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Alhambra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
      • Alhambra is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alhambra <1>
    • Mulberry Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <1>
    • Chapman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapman
      • From Reno to Chapman

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

Newspapers Published in Reno ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reno.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reno, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reno.

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 Reno:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 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.
<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>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.
<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 Reno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Reno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9751, Longitude: -89.5136    









 

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