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 Yale (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 Yale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Yale is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Lawrence & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Yale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yale:
- Jasper County (The home county of Yale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Hunt City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Hidalgo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sainte Marie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Bogota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Oak Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Hogue Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Casey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oilfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- West Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Cleone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Clark Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Snyder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Ingraham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sailor Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Hutton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Lerna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Bellair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Oblong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Green Brier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Hardinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Hutsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Walla Walla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Greenup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Union Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Bradbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Janesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Neoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Kansas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Dieterich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Teutopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Heartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Birds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Passport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Sigel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trowbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Merom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- New Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Vigo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Prairie Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yale, see our County-by-County Page for Yale.
Cemeteries Near Yale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yale.
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 Yale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Yale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McFadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Backbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Debord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baily Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leamon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Hazel Dell South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brockville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Yale had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Yale had a population of 84 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yale, with the one closest to Yale listed first.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Bellair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Hazel Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Oak Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Hidalgo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moonshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
- Oblong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Walla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenup
(11 miles [17.7 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 Yale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yale.
Newspapers Published in Yale ...
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 Yale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yale.
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 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 Yale:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Effingham County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Shelby 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Yale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Yale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |