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 Sloan Station (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 Sloan Station. 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.
Name Variations for Sloan Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sloan Station: Sloan Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Sloan Station 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 Sloan Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sloan Station:
- Champaign County (The home county of Sloan Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Ivesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sadorus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pesotum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tolono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Savoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Philo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Champaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mahomet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Dorans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Bushton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- De Witt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Weldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- De Witt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fullerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Birkbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Chicken Bristle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Ficklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Tuscola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Chesterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Filson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford County
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Argenta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Oreana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sangamon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Long Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Hervey City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maroa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Kumler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Laurette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Bellflower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Cadwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Lovington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cushman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Dalton City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Coles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Bement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Milmine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- De Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Cerro Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Allerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Archie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Fithian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sloan Station, see our County-by-County Page for Sloan Station.
Cemeteries Near Sloan Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sloan Station.
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 Sloan Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sloan Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Ivesdale.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iverdale Cemetery
- Ivesdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972624 <3>
- Sadorus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hixon Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- The Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andy Rock Cemetery
- Craw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pesotum Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Memorial Cemetery
- The Bailey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ash Grove Cemetery
- Tolono Grove Cemetery
- Lake Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sloan Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sloan Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sloan Station, with the one closest to Sloan Station listed first.
- Ivesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sadorus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pesotum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tolono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Voorhies
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Savoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ficklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sloan Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sloan Station.
Newspapers Published in Sloan Station ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sloan Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sloan Station, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sloan Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Sloan Station:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- De Witt County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Macon County
- McLean County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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> | 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- Sloan Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Sloan Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |