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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 Yeomans (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 Yeomans. 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.

Yeomans is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Brown, Cass, Greene, Macoupin, Pike, Sangamon & Scott.

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

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Yeomans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Franklin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pisgah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Alexander
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Woodson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Jacksonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Jacksonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Murrayville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prentice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Arcadia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Literberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Old Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Burlingame
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Philadelphia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Virginia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Arenzville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Newmansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Jules
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Hagener
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
    • Bluff Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Christian County
    • Zenobia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Roodhouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wrights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • White Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belltown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Patterson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmington is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Rockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hillview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walkerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walkerville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Modesto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Scottville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Palmyra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Virden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Girard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hettick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nilwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagaman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Standard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Comer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Comer is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Carlinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Tallula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Farmersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Waggoner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Bedford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Florence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Florence is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • New Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loami
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lowder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pasfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
    • Curran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Thayer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Woodside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeomans, with the one closest to Yeomans listed first.
    • Manchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alsey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Winchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Exeter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Glasgow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Bluffs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Oxville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
    • Naples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Yeomans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yeomans.

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

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

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Luken Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little York Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Criswell George Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour Bird Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (451 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Sebastians 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.<2>

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

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

  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pisgah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Orleans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orleans is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Alexander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnold is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • New Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rohrer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohrer is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
  • Woodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Loami
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sinclair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sinclair is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
    • Bates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bates is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Jacksonville
      (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 Yeomans. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yeomans.

Newspapers Published in Yeomans ...

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 Yeomans.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yeomans, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yeomans.

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 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 Yeomans:

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>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 Yeomans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Yeomans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.