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 Tilton (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 Tilton. 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 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.
Tilton is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Tilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilton:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Tilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Belgium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Busenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Meeks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Penfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Mayview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Gifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Newman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Murdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Palermo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hume
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Brocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iroquois County
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Ambia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Harveysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Veedersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mellott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montgomery County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Waynetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- West Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Grange Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Armiesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Saint Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- State Line City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilton, see our County-by-County Page for Tilton.
Cemeteries Near Tilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilton.
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 Tilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Hooton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery (South)
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery (North)
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Songer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- The Songer Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Payne Graveyard
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- The Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brookville Cemetery
- Grape Creek Cemetery
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanhill Memorial Park
- The Sanhill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sanhill Cemetery
- Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton Cemetery
- The Atherton Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Atherton Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Family Cemetery
- The Wright Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sodowsky Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- Wright / Sodowsky Cemetery
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Grove Cemetery
- The Jones Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- English Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caraway Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tilton had a population of 474 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Tilton had a population of 2,655 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Vandercook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Grape Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- West Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snider
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tilton ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tilton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tilton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tilton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of Tilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tilton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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> | 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- Tilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |