Our Genealogy Helper
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 Vermilion Heights (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 Vermilion Heights. 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 Vermilion Heights ...
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 Vermilion Heights: Vermilion Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Vermilion Heights is located in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Vermilion Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vermilion Heights:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Vermilion Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Belgium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belgium Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Missionfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Penfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Gifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Metcalf
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hume
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Iroquois County
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Ambia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montgomery County (IN)
- Wingate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- West Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Grange Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Armiesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <1>
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Saint Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- State Line City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vermilion Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Vermilion Heights.
Cemeteries Near Vermilion Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vermilion Heights.
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 Vermilion Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vermilion Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Songer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- The Songer Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Payne Graveyard
- Wright Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Family Cemetery
- The Wright Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sodowsky Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- Wright / Sodowsky Cemetery
- Hooton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery (South)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery (North)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Cemetery
- The Denmark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chester Cemetery
- Kistler Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- The Cline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milner Cemetery
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanhill Memorial Park
- The Sanhill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sanhill Cemetery
- Atherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton Cemetery
- The Atherton Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Atherton Cemetery
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 Vermilion Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vermilion Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vermilion Heights, with the one closest to Vermilion Heights listed first.
- Vandercook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Missionfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Snider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gessie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vermilion Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vermilion Heights.
Newspapers Published in Vermilion Heights ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vermilion Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vermilion Heights, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vermilion Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vermilion Heights:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vermilion Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Vermilion Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |