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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 Rosamond (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 Rosamond. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Rosamond is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Macon, Montgomery, Sangamon & Shelby.

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

  • Christian County     (The home county of Rosamond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Pana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <1>
    • Millersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Owaneco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Velma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Velma is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Assumption
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Taylorville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Morrisonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Langleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Stonington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jeisyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Beecher City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Moccasin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Shumway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Dressor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Ramsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bayle City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Bingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Holliday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Vandalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Avena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Brownstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Saint Elmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagarstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Macon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Boody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Elwin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hervey City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Ohlman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenonah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Nokomis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Witt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <1>
    • Irving
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Harvel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Chapman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Hillsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schram City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Raymond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Butler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Bethany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalton City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Commanche Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • New City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Divernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosamond, with the one closest to Rosamond listed first.
    • Oconee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tower Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Herrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moweaqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Yantisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
    • Cowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fancher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
    • Middlesworth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
    • Findlay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mode
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mode is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Rosamond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosamond.

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 Rosamond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rosamond Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ohlman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Millersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Potters Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oconee Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (357 more) ...
    • Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Owaneco Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zion 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.<2>

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

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

  • Ohlman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <1>
  • Millersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Owaneco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oconee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunkel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
  • Velma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Tower Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Assumption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylorville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Herrick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lakewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Henton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Henton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Rosamond ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosamond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosamond, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosamond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rosamond:

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>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 Rosamond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Rosamond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.