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 Swan Creek (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 Swan Creek. 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 Swan Creek ...
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 Swan Creek: Swan Crk. (or less commonly used: Swan Ck. or Swan Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Swan Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swan Creek.
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.
Swan Creek 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 Swan Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swan Creek:
- Warren County (The home county of Swan Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Surrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Surrey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Eleanor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eleanor is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Gerlaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Utah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Utah is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Little York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shanghai City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Babylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Checkrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- London Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Table Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bybee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fiatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- La Harpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Disco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Fountain Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Joetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Dallas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colusa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoosuc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Raritan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Media
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Media is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Stronghurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Olena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Terre Haute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Gladstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rozetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Carman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gulf Port
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Oquawka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Saint Augustine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Long
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Long is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
- Galesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Galesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Maquon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Knox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sciota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bardolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blandinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- University Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- New Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Colchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Alexis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- North Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schuyler County
- Littleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Des Moines County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- West Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lee County (IA)
- Wever
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swan Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Swan Creek.
Cemeteries Near Swan Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swan Creek.
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 Swan Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swan Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Stice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roseville Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McMahill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hageman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman Cemetery
- The Hageman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lynn - Hageman Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Pierce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pearce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Cemetery
- The Pearce Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arberghast - Pearce Cemetery
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 Swan Creek had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sciota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsburg is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Raritan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Ponemah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ponemah is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larchland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Larchland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swan Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swan Creek.
Newspapers Published in Swan Creek ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swan Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swan Creek.
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 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 Swan Creek:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Knox County
- McDonough County
- Mercer County
- Schuyler County
- Des Moines County
- Lee 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 Swan Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |