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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 Democrat Spring (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 Democrat Spring. 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.
Name Variations for Democrat Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Democrat Spring: Democrat Spg. (or less commonly used: Democrat Spng. or Democrat Sprng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Democrat Spring 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 Democrat Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Democrat Spring:
- Jersey County (The home county of Democrat Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Fieldon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spankey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Chautauqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elsah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fidelity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brussels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Deer Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Michael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kampsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Mozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- East Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Eldred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Belltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Wrights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Medora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Summerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Challacombe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Shipman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hagaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Godfrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Rosewood Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Dorsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethalto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Bee Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Pearl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Straut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Old Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Elsberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Fountain N' Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Moscow Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- 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>
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Annada
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 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
- O'Fallon
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cottleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Josephville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Flint Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Earth City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hazelwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Jack
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Florissant
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Calverton Park
(23 miles [37 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
- Berkeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Edmundson
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Vigus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Spanish Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Castle Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Democrat Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Democrat Spring.
Cemeteries Near Democrat Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Democrat Spring.
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 Democrat Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Democrat Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Heitzig Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reddish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dabbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunterman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hetzel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Democrat Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Democrat Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Democrat Spring, with the one closest to Democrat Spring listed first.
- Fieldon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Meppen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spankey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Jerseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Kane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Democrat Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Democrat Spring.
Newspapers Published in Democrat Spring ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Democrat Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Democrat Spring, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Democrat Spring.
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 Democrat Spring:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jersey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Pike 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> | 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 Democrat Spring, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Democrat Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |