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 Sellers (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 Sellers. 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.
Sellers is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Sellers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sellers:
- Champaign County (The home county of Sellers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Flatville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Thomasboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Champaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Farmer City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Fairland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Hayes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Camargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Chicken Bristle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Tuscola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ficklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Gibson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
- Melvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Loda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cissna Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Bellflower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Kumler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Saybrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Heath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bement
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Fithian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Newtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium Row
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Missionfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Allerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- State Line City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sellers, see our County-by-County Page for Sellers.
Cemeteries Near Sellers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sellers.
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 Sellers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sellers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Heater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Church Cemetery
- The Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huls Cemetery
- Stanton Friends Cemetery
- Battershell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yearsley Cemetery
- The Yearsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yearsley & Brownfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108978 <2>
- Brownfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield Cemetery
- The Brownfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brownfield Cemetery
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
- The Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Ensley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- Locust Grove Church Cemetery
- Clements Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Grove Cemetery
- The Sugartree Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brumley Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beckman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Urbana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108933 <2>
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Addition Cemetery
- Eastlawn Burial Park
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harvey Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- The Stearns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stearns Cemetery
- Kopman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Sellers had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sellers, with the one closest to Sellers listed first.
- Flatville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Mayview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Thomasboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Champaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dillsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sellers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sellers.
Newspapers Published in Sellers ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sellers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sellers, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sellers.
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 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 Sellers:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- De Witt County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- McLean County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion County
- Warren 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 Sellers, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sellers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |