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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 Tice (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 Tice. 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.

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 and hospitals 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.

Tice is located in Menard 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 Menard County: Cass, Logan, Mason & Sangamon.

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

  • Menard County     (The home county of Tice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tallula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Croft
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Oakford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Newmansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Philadelphia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Burlingame
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Chandlerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Old Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Virginia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jules
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Bluff Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Christian County
    • Bolivia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Marbletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Liverpool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sepo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Middletown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New Holland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Cornland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Lincoln
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestervale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Hartsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pulaski
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Emden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Mason City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Teheran
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
    • Kilbourne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Poplar City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Natrona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Natrona is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Topeka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • San Jose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Havana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Prentice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Literberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arnold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • South Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Cantrall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ridgely
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Pasfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
    • Grandview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Hawthorne Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
    • Leland Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Spaulding
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • Bluff City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tice, with the one closest to Tice listed first.
    • Winkel ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Winkel is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
    • Delavan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Tice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tice.

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 Tice - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hornback Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
    • The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Abner Hall Cemetery
    • Athens Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <2>
  • St. Petersburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Joel Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...
    • Indian Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cogdal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tice had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Petersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hill Top is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Loyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Curtis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Curtis is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Cantrall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Water
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Greenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tallula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Atterberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atterberry is located in Menard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
  • Pleasant Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Fancy Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
    • Farmingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale

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

Newspapers Published in Tice ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tice, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tice.

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 Tice:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.