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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 South Rome (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 South Rome. 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 South Rome ...

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 South Rome: S. Rome

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

South Rome is located in Peoria 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 Peoria County: Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Stark, Tazewell & Woodford.

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

  • Peoria County     (The home county of South Rome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Rome
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chillicothe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keller
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keller is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Edelstein
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hallock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Peoria Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Peoria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pottstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Milo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Tiskilwa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Farmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Breeds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
    • Banner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brereton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Norris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Williamsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Yates City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Dahinda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Rutland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
    • Leeds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeds is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Sparland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lacon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Camp Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • La Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Varna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Toluca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Wenona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Carlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Danvers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Putnam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McNabb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hennepin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Palatine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Speer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyoming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Castleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Modena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Bradford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Toulon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • West Jersey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • La Fayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Harvard Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
    • Trailpark Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
    • Beverly Manor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
    • Robein
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Robein is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
    • Sunnyland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • East Peoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
      • Former name for East Peoria:
      • Hilton
    • Farmdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Highway Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wesley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Caldwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Rome, with the one closest to South Rome listed first.
    • Spring Bay
      (Less than 2 miles 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Germantown Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Metamora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Washburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Eureka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roanoke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Goodfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Secor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Congerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Minonk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near South Rome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Rome.

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 South Rome - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spring Bay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • La Salle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winkler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Partridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chillicothe City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Hampton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (319 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.<3>

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

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

  • Spring Bay
    (Less than 2 miles 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
  • Mossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chillicothe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Edelstein
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hallock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dunlap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Peoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Metamora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lawn Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in South Rome ...

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 309 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Rome.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South Rome:

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 South Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Rome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.