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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bender. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bender to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bender, please Contact Us.
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 Bender (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 Bender. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bender is historic, it would have been located within present day Johnson 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 Johnson County: Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Bender. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bender:
- Johnson County (The home county of Bender)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belknap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grantsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reevesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Elco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Hodges Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cache
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Future City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Olive Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Shetlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Makanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- New Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Metropolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massac City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Eddyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Golconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Lusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Leisure City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Herod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Karnak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olmsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ullin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mounds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Stonefort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Mitchellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Ledford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cobden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alto Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Lake Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Creal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spillertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Crainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Dewmaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Herrin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Bandana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Carrsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Ragland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Cimota City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Grahamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- West Paducah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Future City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Camelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Paducah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bender, see our County-by-County Page for Bender.
Cemeteries Near Bender ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bender.
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 Bender - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bender covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Wildcat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sutliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Utley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scoggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wymore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Bender in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bender.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belknap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Grinnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Samoth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samoth is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
- Wartrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- New Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Grantsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Reevesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bender. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bender.
Newspapers Published in Bender ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bender.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bender, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bender.
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 helpful 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 Bender:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- Livingston County
- McCracken County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bender) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |