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 Burnt Prairie (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 Burnt Prairie. 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 Burnt Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Burnt Prairie: Burnt Pr.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Burnt Prairie is located in White 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 White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Burnt Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnt Prairie:
- White County (The home county of Burnt Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Mill Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Grayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Stokes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Maunie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norris City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Herald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Camp Travis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Ellery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- West Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Bungay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Piopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- McLeansboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dahlgren
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lovilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Broughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Markham City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Belle Rive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Opdyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Marlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Wynoose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gallagher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Noble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Texas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Cornerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Bellmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Barnhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Geff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Erie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wayne City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cisne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keenes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Mounts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Savah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Stewartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Solitude
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Poseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hepburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Bufkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnt Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Burnt Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Burnt Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnt Prairie.
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 Burnt Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnt Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cravens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atteberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burnt Prairie had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Burnt Prairie had a population of 47 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnt Prairie, with the one closest to Burnt Prairie listed first.
- Mill Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Merriam is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Golden Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Thackeray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logansport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnt Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnt Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Burnt Prairie ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnt Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnt Prairie, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnt Prairie.
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 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 Burnt Prairie:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Jefferson County
- Richland County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Gibson County
- Posey 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 Burnt Prairie, 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- Burnt Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |