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 Vernal (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 Vernal. 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.
Vernal is located in Vermilion County.
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 Vermilion County: Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Benton (IN), Vermillion (IN) & Warren (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Vernal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernal:
- Vermilion County (The home county of Vernal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Henning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
- Bismarck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
- Alvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Potomac is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <2>
- Collison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collison
- Collison is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collison <2>
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <2>
- Belgium Row
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Armstrong is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <2>
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Penfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Penfield is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penfield <2>
- Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <2>
- Ogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Ogden is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
- Gifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Gifford is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <2>
- Flatville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Mayview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Ludlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
- Rantoul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <2>
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
- Thomasboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
- Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <2>
- Ford County
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <2>
- Paxton
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
- Claytonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
- Claytonville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claytonville <2>
- Goodwine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwine
- Goodwine is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwine <2>
- Cissna Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
- Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <2>
- Stockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockland
- Stockland is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockland <2>
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Loda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Loda is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
- Schwer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Woodworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Buckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Buckley is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <2>
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Ambia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
- Talbot is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbot <2>
- Boswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Boswell is located in Benton County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Freeland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Benton County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
- Stone Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Veedersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
- Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <2>
- Harveysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Newtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Gessie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Tree Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Perrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <2>
- Eugene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Cayuga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- State Line City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <2>
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Pine Village is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Village <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernal, see our County-by-County Page for Vernal.
Newspapers Published in Vernal ...
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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernal, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vernal.
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 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 Vernal:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Illinois State Archives
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iroquois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Benton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fountain County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vermillion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Champaign County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Vermilion County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Vermilion County
Cemeteries Near Vernal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernal.
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 Vernal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- The New Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- The Fairchild Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery Savanna
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
- Gundy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gundy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Bismarck.
- The Gundy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davison Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gundy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105964 <5>
- Higginsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- The Higginsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smalley Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginsville Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Porter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
- Workheiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workheiser Cemetery
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- The Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lorance Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- The Dodson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnsonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Danville.
- The Johnsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106361 <5>
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thurman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- The Thurman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swisher Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
- Old Collison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Collison Cemetery
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- Collison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Collison.
- The Collison Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collison Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
- Pentecost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- The Pentecost Cemetery has also been known as:
- DeMoss Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentecost Cemetery
- Collison 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vernal had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernal, with the one closest to Vernal listed first.
- Henning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
- Higginsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Rayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Snider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Bismarck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
- Alvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
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- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Potomac is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
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- West Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
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- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
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- Newell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Newell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vernal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vernal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2636, Longitude: -87.6995 In this case, the coordinates for Vernal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vernal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |