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 Corinth (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 Corinth. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Corinth is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Corinth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corinth:
- Williamson County (The home county of Corinth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Spillertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Johnston City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Creal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Hanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Akin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Plumfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Walpole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Prairie City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Hardin County
- Karbers Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Dowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphysboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Ina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Emerson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Nason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Rive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dareville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Opdyke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scheller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- New Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Reynoldsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Du Quoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Herod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Leisure City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Dixon Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ledford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Muddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stonefort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Lick Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Norris City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corinth, see our County-by-County Page for Corinth.
Cemeteries Near Corinth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corinth.
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 Corinth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <2>
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pulley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <2>
- Isaacs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Becker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- Clem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smothers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Corinth had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Corinth, with the one closest to Corinth listed first.
- Attila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- West End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- New Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Akin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corinth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corinth.
Newspapers Published in Corinth ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corinth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corinth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corinth.
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 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 Corinth:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Union County
- White 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> | 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- Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Corinth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |