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 Camden (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 Camden. 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.
Camden is located in Jersey 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 Jersey County: Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin, Madison & Saint Charles (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Camden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camden:
- Jersey County (The home county of Camden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chautauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Dow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Nutwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Delhi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Jerseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Fidelity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Deer Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Batchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Michael
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kampsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffdale
(28 miles [45.1 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 Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- East Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Kane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Woody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Walkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Wrights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Challacombe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Shipman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Royal Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Cottage Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Rosewood Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wood River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethalto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- Bee Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Saint Louis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Washington Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Franklin County (MO)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Old Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Argentville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Chain-of-Rocks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Elsberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Moscow Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Annada
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Harvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- All Saints Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville
(20 miles [32.2 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 Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Baden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Cheltenham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Earth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florissant
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Champ
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Vigus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Berkeley
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Calverton Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Edmundson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Ferguson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Kinloch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camden, see our County-by-County Page for Camden.
Cemeteries Near Camden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camden.
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 Camden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Scenic Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barweis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dabbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elsah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dougherty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Camden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Elsah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Portage Des Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Meppen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Conrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Golden Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Fieldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camden.
Newspapers Published in Camden ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camden, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camden.
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 Camden:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jersey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Pike County
- Saint Clair County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis 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> | 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- Camden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Camden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |