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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 Yeoward Addition (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 Yeoward Addition. 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 doctors and 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.

Yeoward Addition is located in Whiteside 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 Whiteside County: Clinton (IA), Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle & Rock Island.

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

  • Whiteside County     (The home county of Yeoward Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Rock Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Penrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
    • Deer Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tampico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Malvern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Lyndon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • White Pigeon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
    • Prophetstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Denrock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
    • Morrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bureau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Walnut
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Yorktown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • New Bedford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ohio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manlius
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kasbeer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Van Orin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenoak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
    • La Moille
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Malden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Hazelhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • South Elkhorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
    • Milledgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hitt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Elkhorn Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Fair Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Chadwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ideal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ideal is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Daggett ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Daggett is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Lanark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Argo Fay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Argo Fay is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Fay
    • Thomson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Hooppole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Annawan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Nelson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairieville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Harmon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nachusa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Amboy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lee Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Inlet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Inlet is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
    • Ashton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sublette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • West Brooklyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Ogle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Woosung
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
    • Polo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
    • Haldane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Haldane is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
    • Maryland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Maryland is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Carthage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carthage is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Mount Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oregon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Forreston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Harper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Harper is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Rock Island County
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yeoward Addition, with the one closest to Yeoward Addition listed first.
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Elk River Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Camanche
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Yeoward Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yeoward Addition.

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 Yeoward Addition - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Golder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Science Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Como Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Prairieville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Hume Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Sterling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Galt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Como
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Harmon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairieville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairieville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Emerson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Penrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
  • Tampico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dixon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sands is located in Whiteside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
    • Walton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Walton is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Woosung
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Yeoward Addition ...

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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yeoward Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yeoward Addition, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yeoward Addition.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Yeoward Addition:

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 Yeoward Addition, 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' (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- Yeoward Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.