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 West Newell (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 West Newell. 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 West Newell ...
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 West Newell: W. Newell
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 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.
West Newell 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 West Newell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Newell:
- Vermilion County (The home county of West Newell)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Bismarck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Illiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Alvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Belgium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Penfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Mayview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broadlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Metcalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Ford County
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodwine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cissna Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Ambia
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Freeland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Fountain County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Stone Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Veedersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Mellott
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Kingman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montgomery County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waynetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Grange Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Annapolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Vermillion County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Rileysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Gessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Tree Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(19 miles [30.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- State Line City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Hedrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Pence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 West Newell, see our County-by-County Page for West Newell.
Cemeteries Near West Newell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Newell.
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 West Newell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Newell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farmers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- The Thurman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swisher Pioneer Cemetery
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnsonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Danville.
- The Johnsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106361 <2>
- Denmark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Cemetery
- The Denmark Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- The Lamb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campbell Cemetery
- Walnut Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (306 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- The Cline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milner Cemetery
- Gundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gundy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gundy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Bismarck.
- The Gundy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105964 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Newell had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Newell, with the one closest to West Newell listed first.
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Bismarck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Snider
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Hillery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Vernal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernal is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Vandercook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Alvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Higginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Rileysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Newell. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Newell.
Newspapers Published in West Newell ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Newell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Newell, 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 West Newell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Newell:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Vermilion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Edgar County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Tippecanoe 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Newell) 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 West Newell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |