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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 Alexis Junction (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 Alexis Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Alexis Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Alexis Junction: Alexis Jct. (or less commonly used: Alexis Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Alexis Junction is primarily located in Warren County. A portion of Alexis Junction extends into Mercer 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 Warren County: Fulton, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Mercer.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Alexis Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Gerlaw
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eleanor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Little York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanghai City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
    • Utah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
    • Monmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Surrey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Kirkwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Berwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Smithshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Rozetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
    • Milroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Milroy is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Biggsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Oquawka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Media
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Olena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Olena is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Stronghurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Raritan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Gulf Port
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Alpha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophiem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophiem is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
    • Woodhull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynn Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Orion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Osco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morristown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Briar Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Henderson Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
    • Rio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Galesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wataga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Galesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Oneida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Abingdon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knoxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • De Long
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Norwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Norwood is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Alexis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burgess
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Burgess is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
    • Sunbeam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
    • North Henderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Seaton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gilchrist
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shale City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Shale City is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
    • Aledo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Matherville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • New Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • Rock Island County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Coyne Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
    • Edgington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Edgington is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Andalusia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Milan is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Illinois City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
    • Coal Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Des Moines County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Kingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Mediapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sperry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sperry is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
    • Dodgeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
  • Louisa County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Oakville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Elrick Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
    • Wapello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wapello is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Muscatine County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alexis Junction, with the one closest to Alexis Junction listed first.
    • Midway Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
    • Fairport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Pine Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
  • Scott County (IA)
    • Buffalo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Alexis Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexis Junction.

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 Alexis Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Norwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Alexis.
    • The Norwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998078 <3>
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alexis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis Cemetery
    • The Alexis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerlaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McPherren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Sugar Tree Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mosher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Terpening Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

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

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

  • Norwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Norwood is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Alexis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gerlaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eleanor is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Sunbeam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
  • North Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Utah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
  • Viola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gilchrist
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Monmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Coldbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coldbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
    • Rio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Alexis Junction ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexis Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexis Junction, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexis Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alexis Junction:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexis Junction) 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 Alexis Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.