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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 Cimic (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 Cimic. 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.

Cimic is located in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

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

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Cimic)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Commanche Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • Divernon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glenarm
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pawnee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chatham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thayer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Woodside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Lowder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Southern View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
    • Loami
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Zenobia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Tovey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <1>
    • Bulpitt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kincaid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jeisyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Edinburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Morrisonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Langleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Sharpsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Clarksdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Palmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Cornland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon County
    • Blue Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Virden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Modesto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hettick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Comer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Comer is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Hornsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Hagaman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tallula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • White Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Farmersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waggoner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Harvel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shop Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
    • Honey Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wenonah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Litchfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Nokomis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cimic, with the one closest to Cimic listed first.
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alexander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Prentice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Arnold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Woodson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cimic ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cimic.

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

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

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

  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wimmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Horse Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Easley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chatham Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Beck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stout Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Cimic in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cimic.

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

  • Pawnee Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
  • Divernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glenarm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Thomasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • White Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Zenobia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Cotton Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Virden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Lowder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Cimic ...

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 235 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cimic.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cimic, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cimic.

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 Cimic:

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 Cimic, 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 from Point A (ie- Cimic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.