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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 Tiskilwa (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 Tiskilwa. 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 and 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.

Tiskilwa is located in Bureau 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 Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Tiskilwa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wyanet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bureau Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
      • Bureau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
    • Milo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Buda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • De Pue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • De Pue is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollowayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Sheffield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ottville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ottville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
    • Seatonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Annawan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kewanee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hooppole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Galva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Cedar Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
    • La Salle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Oglesby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tonica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • North Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Troy Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lostant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lostant is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Lostant has also been known as:
      • Lost Ant
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
    • Utica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Vermilionville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Sublette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Amboy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Henry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Camp Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lacon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Varna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • La Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Toluca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Chillicothe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Edelstein
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Hallock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Princeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Putnam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hennepin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Granville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Standard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • McNabb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Palatine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
    • Magnolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Bradford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Castleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Modena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Wyoming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Speer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Toulon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • La Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Jersey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tiskilwa, with the one closest to Tiskilwa listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tampico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodford County
    • Washburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Tiskilwa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiskilwa.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Bloom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Triplett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jenkins - Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <2>
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sapp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (251 more) ...
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tiskilwa had a population of 801 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tiskilwa had a population of 760 people.

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

  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wyanet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Bureau Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
    • Bureau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
  • Whitefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
  • Putnam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hennepin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bradford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • De Pue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Malden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Florid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Florid is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
    • Hollowayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tiskilwa ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiskilwa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tiskilwa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tiskilwa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tiskilwa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Tiskilwa.

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 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 Tiskilwa:

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>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 Tiskilwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tiskilwa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.