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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 Comer (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 Comer. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Comer is located in Macoupin County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.

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

  • Macoupin County     (The home county of Comer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Carlinville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hettick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettick
      • Hettick is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hettick <1>
    • Chesterfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <1>
    • Hagaman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagaman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hagaman
      • From Comer to Hagaman
    • Palmyra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
    • Challacombe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Challacombe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
      • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Challacombe
      • From Comer to Challacombe
    • Standard City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <1>
    • Modesto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modesto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
    • Medora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bond County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Morrisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Zenobia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zenobia
      • From Comer to Zenobia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Rockbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
      • Rockbridge is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <1>
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <1>
    • Wrights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
      • Wrights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrights <1>
    • Kane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <1>
    • Carrollton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <1>
    • Mid City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
      • Mid City is located in Greene County
    • Belltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Roodhouse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <1>
    • Woody
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Walkerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
      • Walkerville is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walkerville
      • From Comer to Walkerville
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <1>
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Fidelity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delhi
      • From Comer to Delhi
    • Jerseyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McClusky
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Otterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Fieldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Prairietown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prairietown
      • From Comer to Prairietown
    • Williamson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <1>
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <1>
    • Moro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
    • Worden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bethalto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Belmont Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
      • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
    • Godfrey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <1>
    • Cottage Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
    • New Douglas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Altamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Shop Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shop Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Waggoner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Honey Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Litchfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <1>
    • Raymond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Harvel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
      • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <1>
    • Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Walshville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Oak
      • From Comer to White Oak
    • Hillsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <1>
    • Taylor Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Springs
      • Taylor Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Springs <1>
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <1>
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Murrayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
      • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <1>
    • Woodson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pisgah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pisgah
      • From Comer to Pisgah
    • Alexander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Lowder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder
      • Lowder is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowder <1>
    • Thayer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <1>
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maxwell
      • From Comer to Maxwell
    • Divernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loami
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
      • Loami is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <1>
    • Commanche Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
    • Glenarm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <1>
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <1>
    • New Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <1>
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comer, with the one closest to Comer listed first.
    • Manchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <1>
    • Alsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsey
      • Alsey is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsey <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Comer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comer.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lumpkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumpkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumpkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith - Kirby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dugger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reader Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peebles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peebles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peebles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brayford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brayford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brayford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emerick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Comer had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Enos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
    • Enos is located in Macoupin County
  • Reader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
    • Reader is located in Macoupin County
  • Carlinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <1>
  • Macoupin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macoupin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
    • Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
  • Hettick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hettick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettick
    • Hettick is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hettick <1>
  • Hagaman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagaman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hagaman
    • From Comer to Hagaman
  • Anderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Macoupin County
  • Challacombe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Challacombe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
    • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Challacombe
    • From Comer to Challacombe
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Greene County
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Kemper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
      • Kemper is located in Jersey County
    • Nilwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <1>
    • Medora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Comer ...

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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comer, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Comer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Comer:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Comer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Comer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Comer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2920, Longitude: -89.9708       In this case, the coordinates for Comer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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