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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Winkel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Winkel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winkel, please Contact Us.

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 Winkel (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 Winkel. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Winkel is historic, it would have been located within present day Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Fulton, Logan, Mason, McLean, Peoria & Woodford.

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

  • Tazewell County     (The home county of Winkel)
  • Cass County
  • De Witt County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Banner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <2>
    • Liverpool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
      • Liverpool is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
    • Breeds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Breeds
      • From Winkel to Breeds
    • Dunfermline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunfermline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfermline
      • Dunfermline is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunfermline <2>
    • Saint David
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
    • Sepo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sepo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sepo
      • From Winkel to Sepo
    • Brereton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewistown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <2>
    • Norris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Emden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <2>
    • New Holland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <2>
    • Hartsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
      • Hartsburg is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsburg <2>
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Bell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawndale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
      • Lawndale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <2>
    • Lincoln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Broadwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Elkhart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chestervale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • San Jose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Jose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • San Jose is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <2>
    • Natrona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Manito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
      • Manito is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <2>
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union
      • From Winkel to Union
    • Mason City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Teheran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Goofy Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Topeka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topeka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
      • Topeka is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <2>
    • Poplar City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buzzville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Stanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <2>
    • McLean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <2>
    • Danvers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <2>
    • Shirley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <2>
  • Menard County
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Mapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
    • Kingston Mines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Mines
      • Kingston Mines is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Mines <2>
    • Glasford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Maxwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maxwell
      • From Winkel to Maxwell
    • Norwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Peoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Peoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
      • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <2>
    • Hanna City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • North Peoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Pottstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <2>
    • Cantrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
      • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <2>
  • Woodford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winkel, with the one closest to Winkel listed first.
    • Goodfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
      • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <2>
    • Congerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
      • Congerville is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <2>
    • Germantown Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
      • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Winkel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winkel.

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Winkel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winkel.

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

  • San Jose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Jose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <2>
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Natrona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Delavan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Emden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
    • Emden is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <2>
  • Manito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
    • Manito is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <2>
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Mason County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Union
    • From Winkel to Union
  • Mason City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Boynton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dillon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Hawley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Tazewell County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Teheran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Holland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <2>
    • Stoehrs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Winkel ...

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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winkel, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winkel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Winkel:

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Winkel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winkel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winkel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3489, Longitude: -89.6411       In this case, the coordinates for Winkel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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