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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 Shanghai City (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 Shanghai City. 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 and hospitals 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.

Shanghai City is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Fulton, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Mercer.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Shanghai City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • Utah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
    • Gerlaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Surrey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Cameron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eleanor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Monmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Berwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kirkwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Smithshire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • London Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ellisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • Rozetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
    • Milroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Biggsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Oquawka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Media
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Gladstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Olena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Olena is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Raritan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Stronghurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • Alpha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodhull
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophiem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ophiem is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
    • Lynn Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cambridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Osco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Galva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Briar Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • Henderson Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
    • Rio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Galesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wataga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Galesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Oneida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Knox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Abingdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Appleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • McDonough County
    • Prairie City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • North Henderson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Norwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Burgess
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burgess is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • New Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Viola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilchrist
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Griffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Shale City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
    • Sunbeam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • Matherville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Peoria County
    • Elmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • Reynolds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyne Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
    • Taylor Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Coal Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Milan is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgington is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
    • Andalusia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shanghai City, with the one closest to Shanghai City listed first.
    • La Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • West Jersey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
  • Des Moines County (IA)
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Louisa County (IA)
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Shanghai City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shanghai City.

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 Shanghai City - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Potter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alexis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Cemetery
    • The Alexis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Terpening Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Soperville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice - Blue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deatherage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gerlaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (283 more) ...
    • Mosher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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>

While we didn't find Shanghai City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shanghai City.

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

  • North Henderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Utah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
  • Rio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gerlaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
  • Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Norwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Norwood is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Surrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Galesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontario
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ontario is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • New Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Eleanor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Cameron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Viola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Shanghai City ...

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 183 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanghai City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shanghai City, 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 Shanghai City.

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 Shanghai City:

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