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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 Alsey (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 Alsey. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Alsey is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Greene, Morgan & Pike.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Alsey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Glasgow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Winchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Exeter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Oxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
    • Bluffs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Versailles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbirds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Cooperstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Cliffdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
    • Kampsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleview is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Michael
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mozier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Arenzville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hagener
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
    • Old Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Burlingame
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Jules
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Virginia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Roodhouse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmington is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • White Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belltown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Belltown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Walkerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Walkerville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
    • Wrights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrollton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Eldred
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woody
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Woody is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Spankey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Spankey is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
    • Jerseyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Scottville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Modesto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hagaman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hettick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Challacombe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
    • Chesterfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Comer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Comer is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Medora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Murrayville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lynnville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Woodson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Morgan City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
    • South Jacksonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pisgah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Meredosia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Arnold
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pearl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Detroit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Detroit is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Valley City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley City is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Bee Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee Creek is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
    • Time
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Time is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Straut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Straut is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
    • Griggsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • New Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alsey, with the one closest to Alsey listed first.
    • Clarksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Annada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people

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

Cemeteries Near Alsey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alsey.

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

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

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

  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jewitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wishon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Burns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams - Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (519 more) ...
    • Williams - Edwards Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Alsey had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alsey had a population of 210 people.

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

  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Barrow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrow is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Patterson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roodhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Montezuma is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Bedford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • White Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Murrayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Riggston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riggston is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggston
  • Merritt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Merritt is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Florence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Exeter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Milton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Alsey ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alsey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alsey, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alsey.

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 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 Alsey:

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 Alsey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.