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 Tipton (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 Tipton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tipton is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.
Below are the counties that are near Tipton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tipton:
- Champaign County (The home county of Tipton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Broadlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Champaign
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coles County
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Fairland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Villa Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Murdock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hayes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Patterson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Tuscola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Ficklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Hindsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kemp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Garrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Palermo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Borton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Scottland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Redmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Paxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County
- Loda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- White Heath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bement
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Fithian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Belgium Row
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Newtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Sidell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Catlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Rileysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- State Line City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tipton, see our County-by-County Page for Tipton.
Cemeteries Near Tipton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tipton.
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 Tipton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tipton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- The Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bliss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Cemetery
- The Bliss Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bliss Cemetery
- Umbenhower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burris - Hartman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris - Hartman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burris - Hartman Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Homer.
- Loeffler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler Cemetery
- The Loeffler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Loeffler Family Burials
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Homer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homer Cemetery
- The Old Homer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- The Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Cemetery
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- Homer G. A. R Cemetery
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bodkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Tipton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tipton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tipton, with the one closest to Tipton listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Fithian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muncie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broadlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tipton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tipton.
Newspapers Published in Tipton ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tipton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tipton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tipton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tipton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Piatt County
- Vermilion 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tipton) 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 Tipton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |