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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 Versailles (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 Versailles. 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 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 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.

Versailles is located in Brown 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 Brown County: Adams, Cass, Morgan, Pike & Schuyler.

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

  • Brown County     (The home county of Versailles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Gilbirds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
      • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
    • Cooperstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
    • Hersman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
      • Hersman is located in Brown County
    • Mount Sterling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Mound Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
      • Mound Station is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Timewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timewell
      • Timewell is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timewell <1>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Kellerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
      • Kellerville is located in Adams County
    • Clayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
    • Beverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Adams County
    • Blacks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blacks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
      • Blacks is located in Adams County
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
    • Camp Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
      • Camp Point is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <1>
    • Golden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
    • La Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Coatsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsburg
      • Coatsburg is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatsburg <1>
    • Plainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
    • Paloma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Hagener
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
    • Arenzville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beardstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
    • Bluff Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jules
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
      • Jules is located in Cass County
    • Virginia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Burlingame
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burlingame. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
    • Old Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
    • Philadelphia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Chandlerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Astoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Astoria is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <1>
    • Vermont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <1>
    • Wilmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Hillview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Hillview is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillview <1>
  • Hancock County
    • Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
  • Mason County
    • Snicarte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snicarte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Doddsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
      • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
    • Industry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Meredosia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <1>
    • Chapin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <1>
    • Lynnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
    • Literberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Arnold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
    • Woodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Murrayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
      • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <1>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Chambersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Griggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
      • Griggsville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <1>
    • Valley City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Florence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Baylis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Detroit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Pittsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Pike County
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
    • Time
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Time have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
      • Time is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Barry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Rushville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Frederick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
    • Wayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
    • Browning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
    • Littleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <1>
    • Bader
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
      • Bader is located in Schuyler County
    • Bluff City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Naples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
      • Bluffs is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <1>
    • Oxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
      • Oxville is located in Scott County
    • Exeter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Winchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glasgow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Alsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsey
      • Alsey is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsey <1>
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Versailles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Versailles.

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 Versailles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • South Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Side Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hambaugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Root Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Root Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Root Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Casteen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casteen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suratt Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suratt Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suratt Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilbirds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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    • Rusk Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Varder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hume Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hume Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hume Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Versailles had a population of 517 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Versailles had a population of 453 people.

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

  • Gilbirds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
  • Chambersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meredosia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooperstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
  • Hersman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
    • Hersman is located in Brown County
  • Morrelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
    • Morrelville is located in Brown County
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
    • White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
  • Naples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
  • Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Buckhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Brown County
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    • Bluffs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
      • Bluffs is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <1>
    • Benville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benville
      • Benville is located in Brown County
    • Griggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
      • Griggsville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Versailles ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Versailles.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Versailles. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Versailles and those printed in the larger area surrounding Versailles.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Versailles.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Versailles:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Versailles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Versailles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Versailles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Versailles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8842, Longitude: -90.6587       In this case, the coordinates for Versailles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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