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 Streator (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 Streator. 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 Streator ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Streator: S. Streator
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
South Streator is located in Livingston 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 Livingston County: Ford, Grundy, Kankakee, La Salle, McLean & Woodford.
Below are the counties that are near South Streator. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Streator:
- Livingston County (The home county of South Streator)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Vermilion City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Coalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Missal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Munster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ancona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Budd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Flanagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cayuga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Bureau County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- De Pue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Seatonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bureau Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Kinsman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wauponsee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Mazon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nettle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Claypool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Gaslight Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- South Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Braceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Kankakee County
- Reddick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kendall County
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- La Salle County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Streator
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kangley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Kernan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Vermilionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Lostant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Marseilles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naplate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Wenona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Toluca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Varna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- La Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Chenoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Mount Palatine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Standard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNabb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hennepin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Minonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Benson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Panola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Streator, see our County-by-County Page for South Streator.
Cemeteries Near South Streator ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Streator.
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 Streator - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Streator covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old St. Stephen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moon's Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Naramoor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emery Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Defenbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 South Streator in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Streator.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Streator, with the one closest to South Streator listed first.
- Streator
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Kangley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Smithdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Richards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Missal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Kernan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Otter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Manville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Ancona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Blackstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Streator. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Streator.
Newspapers Published in South Streator ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Streator.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Streator, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Streator.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Streator:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Livingston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bureau County
- Grundy County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- La Salle County
- Marshall County
- McLean County
- Putnam County
- Woodford 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> | 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 Streator, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Streator) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |