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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 Toulon (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 Toulon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Toulon is located in Stark County and is the County Seat.

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 Stark County: Bureau, Henry, Knox, Marshall & Peoria.

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

  • Stark County     (The home county of Toulon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Modena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
      • Modena is located in Stark County
    • Wyoming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Fayette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
      • La Fayette is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <1>
    • West Jersey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
    • Castleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <1>
    • Osceola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <1>
    • Speer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
      • Speer is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speer <1>
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Neponset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
      • Neponset is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <1>
    • Milo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Buda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <1>
    • Sheffield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <1>
    • Mineral
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tiskilwa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
      • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <1>
    • Wyanet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <1>
    • Manlius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bedford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
      • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <1>
    • Bureau Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • 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>
  • Fulton County
    • Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Kewanee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
      • Kewanee is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <1>
    • Galva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hill
      • Bishop Hill is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop Hill <1>
    • Annawan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
      • Annawan is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <1>
    • Cambridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <1>
    • Woodhull
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
      • Woodhull is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhull <1>
    • Andover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Osco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osco
      • Osco is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osco <1>
    • Alpha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <1>
    • Geneseo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
      • Geneseo is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <1>
    • Hooppole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooppole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole
      • Hooppole is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooppole <1>
    • Lynn Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center
      • Lynn Center is located in Henry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Center <1>
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Victoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <1>
    • Williamsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
      • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <1>
    • Altona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dahinda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahinda
      • Dahinda is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahinda <1>
    • Appleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Oneida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wataga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Yates City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
      • Yates City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <1>
    • Gilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Knox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Knox County
    • East Galesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Knoxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Camp Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Sparland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
      • Sparland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <1>
    • Lacon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Henry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Monica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Elmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
    • Laura
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Princeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
      • Princeville is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <1>
    • Edelstein
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelstein
      • Edelstein is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edelstein <1>
    • Brimfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chillicothe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mossville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
      • Mossville is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <1>
    • Orange Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
      • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <1>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Putnam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hennepin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
      • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <1>
  • Tazewell County
    • Trailpark Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trailpark Gardens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
      • Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toulon, with the one closest to Toulon listed first.
    • Spring Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Bay View Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Germantown Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
      • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Toulon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toulon.

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

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

  • Toulon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toulon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toulon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mawbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mawbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mawbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saxon Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyoming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheets Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snareville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McClenahan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClenahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClenahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starwano Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starwano Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starwano Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cavanagh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavanagh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavanagh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Dominic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Elmira Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmira Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmira Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Himes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Himes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Himes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • LaFayette Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaFayette Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaFayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Toulon had a population of 945 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Toulon had a population of 1,144 people.

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

  • Saxon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Saxon is located in Henry County
  • Wyoming
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Modena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Modena is located in Stark County
  • La Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
    • La Fayette is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <1>
  • West Jersey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • West Jersey is located in Stark County
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Stark County
  • Elmira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <1>
  • Duncan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Stark County
  • Castleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <1>
  • Stark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Stark County
  • Osceola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Stark County
  • Kewanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
    • Kewanee is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Galva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
    • Monica
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Toulon ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toulon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Toulon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Toulon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Toulon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Toulon.

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 helpful 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 Toulon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toulon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stark County: www.stark-county.net/

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>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>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 Toulon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toulon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toulon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0934, Longitude: -89.8631       In this case, the coordinates for Toulon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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