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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 Tolono (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 Tolono. 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 hospitals 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.

Tolono is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.

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

  • Champaign County     (The home county of Tolono)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Savoy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Sadorus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadorus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadorus
      • Sadorus is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sadorus <1>
    • Philo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <1>
    • Pesotum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Champaign
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Staley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Urbana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <1>
    • Mira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
      • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Sidney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bondville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <1>
    • Mayview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Humboldt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <1>
    • Bushton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Rardin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Cooks Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Dorans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
      • Dorans is located in Coles County
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Farmer City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
      • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <1>
    • Weldon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fullerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
    • Parnell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
    • Watkins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
    • De Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Hayes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
      • Hayes is located in Douglas County
    • Villa Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
      • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Fairland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Fairland is located in Douglas County
    • Chicken Bristle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Tuscola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Camargo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ficklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ficklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Patterson Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Garrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Murdock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Newman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
  • Edgar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Hume
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Brocton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Metcalf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Ford County
    • Proctor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Argenta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <1>
    • Casner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
      • Casner is located in Macon County
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Bellflower
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Bellflower is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellflower <1>
    • Glen Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Lovington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
      • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <1>
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Cushman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • White Heath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <1>
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
    • Monticello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
    • Bement
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <1>
    • Voorhies
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Hammond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Milmine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <1>
    • De Land
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burrowsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Cisco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Cerro Gordo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <1>
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolono, with the one closest to Tolono listed first.
    • Allerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <1>
    • Fithian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <1>
    • Archie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
      • Archie is located in Vermilion County
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <1>
    • Muncie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <1>
    • Sidell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <1>
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Indianola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Belgium Row
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
      • Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
    • Glenburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
    • Missionfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
      • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Vermilion County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tolono ...

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 222 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tolono.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tolono. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tolono and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tolono.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Tolono.

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 Tolono:

Cemeteries Near Tolono ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tolono.

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 Tolono covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bailey Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Bailey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ash Grove Cemetery
    • Tolono Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Memorial Cemetery
  • Prairieview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sadorus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Craw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Andy Rock Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Jessee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tolono had a population of 902 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tolono had a population of 3,349 people.

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

  • Sadorus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadorus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sadorus is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
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  • Savoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
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  • Pesotum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Philo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
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  • Staley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
    • Staley is located in Champaign County
  • Deers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
    • Deers is located in Champaign County
  • Mira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
    • Mira is located in Champaign County
  • Champaign
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ivesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
    • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
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  • Villa Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Bondville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • West Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
      • West Ridge is located in Douglas County
    • Fairland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Fairland is located in Douglas County
    • Mayview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County

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

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The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tolono) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tolono. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9917, Longitude: -88.2624       In this case, the coordinates for Tolono have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Tolono, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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