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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 Undercliff (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 Undercliff. 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 doctors 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.

Undercliff is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Bureau, La Salle & Marshall.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Undercliff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Putnam
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hennepin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McNabb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Granville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Palatine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
    • Standard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Bureau Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
      • Bureau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
    • De Pue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • De Pue is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Tiskilwa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Hollowayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Ottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ottville is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Seatonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalzell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ladd is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <1>
    • Malden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wyanet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry County
    • Kewanee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
    • Cedar Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonica
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lostant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lostant is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Lostant has also been known as:
      • Lost Ant
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <1>
    • Peru
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
    • Oglesby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Vermilionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
    • La Salle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Utica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Utica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeds is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Munster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Munster is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Ancona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Coalville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Coalville is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Long Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermilion City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Henry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Lacon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Sparland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Varna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • La Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Toluca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Chillicothe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Edelstein
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Hallock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
    • Princeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mossville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Bradford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Castleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Speer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Modena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Toulon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Undercliff, with the one closest to Undercliff listed first.
    • Washburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Spring Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Benson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Minonk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay View Gardens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Metamora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Roanoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Germantown Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford

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

Cemeteries Near Undercliff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Undercliff.

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

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

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

  • Putnam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Florid Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Florid Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Caledonia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (269 more) ...
    • Friends Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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>

While we didn't find Undercliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Undercliff.

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

  • Putnam
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hennepin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Florid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Florid is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
  • Bureau Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
    • Bureau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
  • Whitefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Palatine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
  • De Pue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Tiskilwa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lacon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Varna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Undercliff ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Undercliff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Undercliff, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Undercliff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Undercliff:

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 Undercliff, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Undercliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.