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 Todds Point (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 Todds Point. 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.
Name Variations for Todds Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Todds Point: Todds Pt.
- While the name of this community is Todds Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Todds Point may originally have been Todd's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Todds Point might be written as Todd Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Todds Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Todds Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Todds Point is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Christian, Coles, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Montgomery & Moultrie.
Below are the counties that are near Todds Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Todds Point:
- Shelby County (The home county of Todds Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Findlay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yantisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Middlesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moweaqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tower Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Sexson Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Fancher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Mode
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Champaign County
- Ivesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Assumption
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Millersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Owaneco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Taylorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Mattoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dorans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Humboldt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lerna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Neoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Garrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ficklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Chicken Bristle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Filson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Tuscola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Beecher City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Shumway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moccasin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Green Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Fayette County
- Holliday
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Hervey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Casner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Turpin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Elwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boody
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sangamon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Blue Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- Ohlman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Lovington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Cadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Coles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Gays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piatt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- La Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lintner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Milmine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bement
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Todds Point, see our County-by-County Page for Todds Point.
Cemeteries Near Todds Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Todds Point.
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 Todds Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Todds Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Todds Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Welborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Findlay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Moultrie County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Todds Point had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Todds Point, with the one closest to Todds Point listed first.
- Findlay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Yantisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Obed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Obed is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dalton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Cushman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Henton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lovington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Ullrich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Todds Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Todds Point.
Newspapers Published in Todds Point ...
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 207 newspapers that have been published in the area around Todds Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Todds Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Todds Point.
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 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 Todds Point:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Christian County
- Coles County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Moultrie County
- Piatt County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Todds Point, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Todds Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |