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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 Delhi (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 Delhi. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Delhi 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 Delhi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delhi:

  • Jersey County     (The home county of Delhi)
  • Calhoun County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Kane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mid City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mid City is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Rockbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Hardin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Wrights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Eldred
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Belltown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Walkerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Macoupin County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Godfrey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Melville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belmont Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
    • Altamont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Alton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
    • East Alton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethalto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosewood Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
    • Wood River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 south)
    • Fairmont City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • East Saint Louis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Washington Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Caseyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County (MO)
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Black Jack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Florissant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
    • Calverton Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Castle Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
    • Dellwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Bellefontaine Neighbors
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
    • Berkeley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferguson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
    • Glasgow Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
    • Hazelwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Moline Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people

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

Cemeteries Near Delhi ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delhi.

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

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

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

  • Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Van Horn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Marston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lurton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newbern Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lamb Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Botts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wendle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Delhi had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Delhi ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delhi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delhi, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delhi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delhi:

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>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 Delhi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Delhi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.