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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Saxon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saxon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saxon, please Contact Us.

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 Saxon (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 Saxon. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Saxon is historic, it would have been located within present day Henry 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 Henry County: Bureau, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Henry County     (The home county of Saxon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Kewanee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Galva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bishop Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Annawan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodhull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Geneseo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Osco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooppole
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alpha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynn Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Neponset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Mineral
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Buda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyanet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiskilwa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manlius
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bureau Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Yorktown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Victoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Altona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Williamsfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dahinda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Wataga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Gilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • East Galesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Knoxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Camp Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Lacon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
    • Henry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • New Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • North Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Elmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Laura
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Monica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
    • Princeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edelstein
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hallock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Brimfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chillicothe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Prairie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Putnam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hennepin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Toulon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • La Fayette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Modena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Osceola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Wyoming
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Castleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Jersey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Speer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saxon, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
    • Spring Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Bay View Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people

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

Cemeteries Near Saxon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saxon.

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

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

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

  • Saxon Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cavanagh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Memory Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmira Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Himes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Toulon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • LaFayette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wethersfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mawbey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Kewanee Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fraker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Osceola Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...

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.

Saxon itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elmira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toulon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • La Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kewanee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Modena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Modena is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Waldron is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Galva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Jersey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Jersey is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
  • Castleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Neponset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Duncan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bishop Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Saxon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saxon.

Newspapers Published in Saxon ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saxon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saxon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saxon.

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 Saxon:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Saxon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saxon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.