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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 West York (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 York. 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 York ...
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 York: W. York
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West York. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West York.
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 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.
West York is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Clark, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Knox (IN) & Sullivan (IN).
Below are the counties that are near West York. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West York:
- Crawford County (The home county of West York)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Hutsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dogwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Duncanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Stoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Hogue Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Clark Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Weaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Hutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Ashmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Union Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Greenup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timothy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Diona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Walla Walla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Oliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bell Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Elbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Vermilion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conlogue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Kentucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunt City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Willow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sainte Marie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hidalgo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Birds
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Clay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Coalmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Howesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Howesville is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Cory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Gilmour
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Jasonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- White Rose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Rose is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Hoosier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Linton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Greene County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Knox County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Oaktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Busseron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Freelandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Merom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Hymera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Vigo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Prairie Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairieton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Pimento
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Youngstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Toad Hop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Lewis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Liggett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- West Terre Haute
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West York, see our County-by-County Page for West York.
Cemeteries Near West York ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West York.
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 York - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West York covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- Lindley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hogue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bailff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Guyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Musgrave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hutsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Shawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 West York had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West York, with the one closest to West York listed first.
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Hutsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Merom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vigo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Ernst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ernst is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West York. See our List of 1890's Communities around West York.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West York ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around West York.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West York. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West York and those printed in the larger area surrounding West York.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of West York.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 York:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West York) 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 York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |