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 Batchtown (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 Batchtown. 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.
Batchtown is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Greene, Jersey, Pike, Lincoln (MO), Pike (MO) & Saint Charles (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Batchtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batchtown:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Batchtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kampsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cliffdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- East Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woody
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Kane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Belltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Rockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wrights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Nutwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spankey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Otterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elsah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McClusky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Jerseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delhi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fidelity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Medora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Godfrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Bee Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Straut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (MO)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Foley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Old Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Moscow Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Briscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Annada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Sledd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- O'Fallon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Josephville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Peters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Flint Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- All Saints Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Lake Saint Louis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portage Des Sioux
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wentzville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Earth City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Vigus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Hazelwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Florissant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Berkeley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Edmundson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Saint Ann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Wright City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batchtown, see our County-by-County Page for Batchtown.
Cemeteries Near Batchtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batchtown.
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 Batchtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Batchtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minesinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plummer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Argent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Admire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hetzer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Batchtown had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Batchtown had a population of 192 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Batchtown, with the one closest to Batchtown listed first.
- Meppen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Beechville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Foley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Brevator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- Conrad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Apex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Argentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Old Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fieldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chantilly is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batchtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batchtown.
Newspapers Published in Batchtown ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batchtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batchtown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batchtown.
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 Batchtown:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Pike County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren 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> | 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 Batchtown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Batchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |