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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 Ruma (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 Ruma. 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 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.

Ruma is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Saint Clair, Washington, Perry (MO) & Sainte Genevieve (MO).

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Ruma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Evansville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
    • Red Bud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Modoc
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Prairie du Rocher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
      • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
      • Prairie du Rocher village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
    • Preston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
    • Walsh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Baldwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Houston
      • From Ruma to Houston
    • New Palestine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dozaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Kaskaskia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaskaskia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
      • Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Blair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County
    • New Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <2>
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Degognia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Degognia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
      • Degognia is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Degognia
      • From Ruma to Degognia
    • Campbell Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Renault
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hecker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
      • Hecker is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
    • Burksville Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fults
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
      • Fults is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
    • Burksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maeystown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wartburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wartburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wartburg
      • From Ruma to Wartburg
    • Chalfin Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Madonnaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
      • Mitchie is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchie
      • From Ruma to Mitchie
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Cutler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Willisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <2>
    • Winkle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkle
      • From Ruma to Winkle
    • Conant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Denmark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Lenzburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marissa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lementon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lementon
      • From Ruma to Lementon
    • Smithton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>
    • Freeburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fayetteville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Saint Libory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millstadt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt
      • Millstadt is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millstadt <2>
    • Belleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Imbs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mascoutah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Clarmin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Caspars
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caspars
      • From Ruma to Caspars
    • Stone Church
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Venedy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Oakdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Jefferson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Crystal City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
      • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
    • Festus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Herculaneum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
      • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <2>
    • Pevely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
      • Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <2>
    • Flucom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Horine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
      • Horine is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Olympian Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
      • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Barnhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
      • Barnhart is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnhart <2>
    • Kimmswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmswick
      • Kimmswick is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmswick <2>
    • Knorpp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Imperial
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
      • Imperial is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
    • Hematite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
      • Hematite is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Flamm City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamm City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Perry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Lithium
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
    • McBride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sereno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Perryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Francois County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • French Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
      • French Village is located in Saint Francois County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <2>
    • Silver Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From Ruma to Oakville
    • Mattese
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
      • Mattese is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruma, with the one closest to Ruma listed first.
    • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
      • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <2>
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
      • Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clement
      • From Ruma to Clement
    • Brickeys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Needmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quarry Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quarry Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
      • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Quarry Town has also been known as:
      • Quarrytown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quarry Town
      • From Ruma to Quarry Town
    • Bloomsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
      • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <2>
    • Marlo ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
      • Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marlo
      • From Ruma to Marlo
    • Zell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Saint Mary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <2>
    • New Offenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ruma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruma.

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

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

  • Nelson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rebenack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rebenack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rebenack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Preston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schmoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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    • Brickey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Studt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Ruma had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ruma had a population of 300 people.

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

  • Ames
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ames have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Monroe County
  • Evansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Evansville is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
  • Modoc
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Bud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie du Rocher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
    • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
    • Prairie du Rocher village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
  • Preston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Randolph County
  • Renault
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ellis Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sainte Genevieve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
    • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <2>
  • Houston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Houston
    • From Ruma to Houston
  • Hecker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
    • Hecker is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ruma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruma.

Newspapers Published in Ruma ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruma, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruma.

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 either 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 Ruma:

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

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

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>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 Ruma, 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- Ruma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1332, Longitude: -89.9980    









 

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