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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 Wyanet (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 Wyanet. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wyanet is located in Bureau 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 Bureau County: Henry, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Putnam, Stark & Whiteside.

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

  • Bureau County     (The home county of Wyanet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Buda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tiskilwa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlius
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheffield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kasbeer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limerick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Milo is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Neponset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenoak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • Bureau Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
      • Bureau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Annawan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kewanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooppole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Galva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishop Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Geneseo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • La Salle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Cedar Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Peru is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
    • La Salle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Troy Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Oglesby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Priscilla ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Priscilla is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
    • Deer Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Deer Park is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Tonica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mendota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • North Utica is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
    • Utica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Triumph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Harmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sublette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Nelson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Camp Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Sparland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lacon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lacon is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <1>
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Varna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Edelstein
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Chillicothe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Princeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • West Hallock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Putnam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hennepin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Granville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Standard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McNabb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Palatine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Osceola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Castleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Modena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Modena is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Toulon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Speer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • La Fayette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Jersey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
  • Whiteside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyanet, with the one closest to Wyanet listed first.
    • Deer Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tampico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prophetstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Denrock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Lyndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Wyanet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyanet.

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 Wyanet - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wyanet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Triplett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sapp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldrich Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fifield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Corss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Bloom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <2>
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Elm Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wyanet had a population of 670 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wyanet had a population of 914 people.

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

  • Buda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Tiskilwa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manlius
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheffield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Neponset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Milo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Limerick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Kasbeer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bureau Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
    • Bureau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Malden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenoak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • New Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wyanet ...

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 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyanet.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wyanet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wyanet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wyanet.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Wyanet.

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 websites either 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 Wyanet:

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>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 Wyanet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wyanet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.