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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 Table Grove (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 Table Grove. 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 Table Grove ...

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 Table Grove: Table Grv.

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 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.

Table Grove is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

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

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Table Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Vermont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ipava
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Astoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Summum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Summum is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
    • Checkrow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Lewistown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blyton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Cuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <1>
    • Marbletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Sepo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
    • Babylon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Cooperstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Beardstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bluff Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chandlerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jules
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Hagener
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
    • Virginia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Joetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Joetta is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
    • Augusta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Saint Augustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Havana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snicarte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Buzzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Long Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • White City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Goofy Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Poplar City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Topeka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kilbourne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Adair
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Industry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bardolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Doddsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • East Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Lamone Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Macomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • University Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Prairie City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Good Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Colchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Menard County
    • Oakford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Bader
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Littleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Browning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Rushville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Frederick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Table Grove, with the one closest to Table Grove listed first.
    • Youngstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Table Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Table Grove.

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 Table Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Foster Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dobbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Zoll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (428 more) ...
    • Vermont Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Easley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dennis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Table Grove had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Table Grove had a population of 372 people.

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

  • Vermont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ipava
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Adair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bernadotte ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bernadotte is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
  • Pennington Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pennington Point is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Point
  • New Philadelphia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • Industry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Seville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Marietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Astoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summum is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ray is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Bardolph
      (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 Table Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Table Grove.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Table Grove ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Table Grove.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Table Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Table Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Table Grove.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Table Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Table Grove:

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