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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 Ullrich (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 Ullrich. 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 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.

Ullrich is located in Moultrie 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 Moultrie County: Coles, Douglas, Macon, Piatt & Shelby.

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

  • Moultrie County     (The home county of Ullrich)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lovington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cushman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Dalton City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dunn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Bethany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
    • Sullivan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Allenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Coles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coles is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Gays
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gays is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <1>
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Ivesdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sadorus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pesotum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tolono
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolono is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <1>
    • Seymour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bondville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Assumption
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Stonington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Coles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Humboldt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorans is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
    • Mattoon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnet is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Bushton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Lerna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Trilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Weldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Arthur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Garrett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Chesterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chicken Bristle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
    • Ficklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
    • Arcola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Tuscola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hayes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hayes is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Filson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Filson is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
    • Kemp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kemp is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Patterson Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
    • Camargo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Logan County
    • Latham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Casner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Casner is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
    • Long Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Hervey City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
    • Mount Zion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sangamon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sangamon is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
    • Turpin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
    • Decatur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oreana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Macon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Argenta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Boody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Lintner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
    • Burrowsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • La Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Voorhies
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Milmine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Atwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bement
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cisco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • White Heath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sangamon County
    • Illiopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ullrich, with the one closest to Ullrich listed first.
    • Findlay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yantisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
    • Moweaqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Middlesworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
    • Shelbyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sexson Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
    • Strasburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tower Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood

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

Cemeteries Near Ullrich ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ullrich.

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

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

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

  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Isadora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • LaPlace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie County Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Souther Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 in 1895, Ullrich had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lovington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • La Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burrowsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Lintner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lintner is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
  • Prairie Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
  • Dalton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cushman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg is located in Moultrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Hammond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Casner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Casner is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
  • Bethany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dunn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Fairbanks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fairbanks is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Long Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ullrich ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ullrich.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ullrich, 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 Ullrich.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ullrich:

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 Ullrich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Ullrich) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.