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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 Albers (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 Albers. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Albers is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Bond, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Saint Clair & Washington.

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Albers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Damiansville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Germantown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Baden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Aviston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Memphis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Breese
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartelso
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Saint Rose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Beckemeyer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlyle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Posey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Pierron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Old Ripley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Smithboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Jacob
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Troy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Alhambra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Glen Carbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Central City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Junction City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Sandoval
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Odin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <1>
  • Monroe County
    • Hecker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry County
    • Winkle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Tilden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Baldwin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Bud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascoutah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Saint Libory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fayetteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • O'Fallon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Shiloh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Freeburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lementon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Swansea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albers, with the one closest to Albers listed first.
    • Okawville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Venedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Addieville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • New Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Caspars
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoyleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Oakdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clarmin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Posen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen

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

Cemeteries Near Albers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albers.

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

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

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

  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harpstrite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Germantown Cemetery
    • Hanover Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Baden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trenton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
    • The St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
    • St. Dominic Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Dominic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107859 <2>
  • Continue List   (450 more) ...
    • St. John Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittmer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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>

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

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

  • Damiansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Germantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Baden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Memphis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aviston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Memphis Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
  • Breese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Venedy Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • Okawville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
  • Bartelso
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascoutah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Venedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people

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

Newspapers Published in Albers ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Albers, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Albers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Albers:

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 Albers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Albers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.