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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 Vandalia Crossing (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 Vandalia Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Vandalia Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vandalia Crossing: Vandalia Xing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Vandalia Crossing is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Jasper, Sullivan (IN) & Vigo (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Vandalia Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vandalia Crossing:
- Clark County (The home county of Vandalia Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Livingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
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- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
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- Clark Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Ashmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Hutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bushton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- West York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Annapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hutsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bellair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Dogwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Union Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Hazel Dell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Diona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Timothy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Greenup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Hindsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bell Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Kentucky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conlogue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Kansas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Redmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hidalgo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Cloverland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Staunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Art
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Bee Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Saline City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Billville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eel River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Greene County (IN)
- Gilmour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- West Atherton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Mecca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Fairbanks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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- Farmersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Shelburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Merom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Universal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Fairview Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Liggett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Prairieton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Vigo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Toad Hop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- West Terre Haute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Barnhart Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Prairie Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vandalia Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Vandalia Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Vandalia Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vandalia Crossing.
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 Vandalia Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vandalia Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Livingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forsythe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bubeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Marshall.
- The Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968965 <2>
- Macke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macke Cemetery
- The Macke Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatchetman Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106702 <2>
- Laufman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Vandalia Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vandalia Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vandalia Crossing, with the one closest to Vandalia Crossing listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKeen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Clark Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Ernst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ernst is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Ferrel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Marley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Darwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vandalia Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vandalia Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Vandalia Crossing ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandalia Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vandalia Crossing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vandalia Crossing.
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 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 Vandalia Crossing:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Jasper County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Parke County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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- Vandalia Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Vandalia Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |