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 doctors 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 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) - Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <2>
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Busenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Meeks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <2>
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Ogden is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Penfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Penfield is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <2>
- Broadlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
- Broadlands is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <2>
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
- Flatville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Mayview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Gifford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Gifford is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
- Mira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Newman is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <2>
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Murdock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Murdock is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Chrisman is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <2>
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Scottland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Metcalf is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metcalf <2>
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Hume
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Hume is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <2>
- Kidley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Edgar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Huffmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Brocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
- Brocton is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <2>
- Iroquois County
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
- Wellington
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
- Harveysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Veedersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
- Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <2>
- Stone Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Mellott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Wallace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
- Waynetown is located in Montgomery County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <2>
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Montgomery County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Parke County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
- Annapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Grange Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Armiesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <2>
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Mecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilton, with the one closest to Tilton listed first.
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <2>
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
- Dana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Saint Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Summit Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Blanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- State Line City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Hedrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - West Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilton, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4> of Tilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tilton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Douglas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Edgar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iroquois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Benton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fountain County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Montgomery County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Parke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vermillion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Champaign County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Vermilion County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Vermilion County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooton Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery (South)
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery (South) is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Danville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery (South)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105923 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery (North)
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery (North)
- Songer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The Songer Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Payne Graveyard
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Songer Cemetery
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- The Parish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brookville Cemetery
- Grape Creek Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parish Cemetery
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Atherton Cemetery
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- The Sanhill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sanhill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanhill Memorial Park
- Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- The Atherton Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Atherton Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atherton Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Wright Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- The Wright Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sodowsky Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- Wright / Sodowsky Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Family Cemetery
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The Jones Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- English Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Grove Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dukes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
- Caraway Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caraway Family Cemetery
- Jones Grove 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.<6>
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandercook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Grape Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <2>
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Hillery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rileysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- West Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
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- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <2>
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Snider
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tilton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0938, Longitude: -87.6399 In this case, the coordinates for Tilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |