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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 Biddleborn (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 Biddleborn. 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 doctors and 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.

Biddleborn is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Biddleborn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Caspars
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Stone Church
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Clarmin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Elkton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Venedy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Okawville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Addieville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Posen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • New Minden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Hoyleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • New Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Damiansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • New Baden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Albers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartelso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Aviston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Breese
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Posey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Beckemeyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Campbell Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ava
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ava is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
    • Degognia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Degognia is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Jacob
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Hecker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Burksville Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
    • Burksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
    • Waterloo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Renault
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wartburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Fults
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Madonnaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
    • Maeystown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Winkle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
    • Cutler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Conant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Conant is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Willisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pinckneyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Pyatts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pyatts is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
    • Tamaroa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunfield is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
    • Saint Johns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Johns is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Tilden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Baldwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Walsh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Blair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Red Bud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Percy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Evansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruma is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marissa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
    • Lenzburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • New Athens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Lementon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Mascoutah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Belleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Biddleborn, with the one closest to Biddleborn listed first.
    • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarry Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
      • Quarry Town has also been known as:
      • Quarrytown

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

Cemeteries Near Biddleborn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biddleborn.

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

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

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Damian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marissa City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilden City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cobb Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pulliam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Fayetteville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (412 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Caspars
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Caspars is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
  • Marissa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
  • Saint Libory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lively Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
  • Stone Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Tilden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Johannisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
  • Venedy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Lenzburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coulterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Plum Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
    • Venedy Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station

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

Newspapers Published in Biddleborn ...

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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biddleborn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biddleborn, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biddleborn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Biddleborn:

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 Biddleborn, 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' (or 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- Biddleborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.