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 Aldridge (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 Aldridge. 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 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 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.
Aldridge is located in Union 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 Union County: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson, Cape Girardeau (MO) & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Aldridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aldridge:
- Union County (The home county of Aldridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cobden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lick Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dongola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Elco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Thebes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Tamms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Royalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Grand Tower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ava
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Vergennes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Buncombe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Willisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Ullin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Rockwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Leanderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Welge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Carterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Dewmaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Hurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Colp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Bollinger County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Seopus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Patton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Laflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Cape Girardeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Friedheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burfordville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Altenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Brazeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Biehle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- McBride
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Scott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chaffee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aldridge, see our County-by-County Page for Aldridge.
Cemeteries Near Aldridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aldridge.
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 Aldridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aldridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Walker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rallo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iona Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodbread Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Apple Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Aldridge had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aldridge, with the one closest to Aldridge listed first.
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Neelys Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Grand Tower
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Oriole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Alto Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Mountain Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aldridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldridge.
Newspapers Published in Aldridge ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aldridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aldridge.
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 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 Aldridge:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Williamson County
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Scott 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> | 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 Aldridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Aldridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |