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 Rutland (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 Rutland. 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 doctors and 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.
Rutland is located in La Salle 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 La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near Rutland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rutland:
- La Salle County (The home county of Rutland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lostant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Leonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kangley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Streator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vermilionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Kernan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Grand Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dalzell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bureau Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
- De Pue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Ottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Ladd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seatonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Grundy County
- Kinsman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Long Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Munster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Flanagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Graymont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Missal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Blackstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pontiac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Budd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Wenona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Sparland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Gridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Chenoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Carlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Towanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Chillicothe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edelstein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNabb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Palatine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Standard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Granville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hennepin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Harvard Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Trailpark Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Minonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Washburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- El Paso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Secor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kappa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Metamora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rutland, see our County-by-County Page for Rutland.
Cemeteries Near Rutland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rutland.
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 Rutland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rutland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Rutland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minonk Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wenona Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallenback Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Rutland had a population of 509 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rutland had a population of 303 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Wenona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lostant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flanagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rutland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rutland ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rutland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rutland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rutland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Rutland.
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 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 Rutland:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to La Salle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Grundy County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McLean County
- Peoria County
- Putnam County
- Tazewell County
- Woodford 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 Rutland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rutland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |