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 Dorris Heights (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 Dorris Heights. 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 Dorris Heights ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dorris Heights: Dorris Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dorris Heights is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Pope, White & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Dorris Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorris Heights:
- Saline County (The home county of Dorris Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Gaskins City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Muddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Wasson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Carrier Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Deering City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Hanaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- West Frankfort
(23 miles [37 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
- Steel City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Orient
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Inman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Old Shawneetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Diamond City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Lovilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Piopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Bungay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rock Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- New Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Egyptian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Goreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Reevesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Eddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leisure City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Golconda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Norris City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Herald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Creal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spillertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Stiritz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Crittenden County (KY)
- Tolu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Livingston County (KY)
- Carrsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorris Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Dorris Heights.
Cemeteries Near Dorris Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorris Heights.
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 Dorris Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorris Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Sunset HillCemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ledford Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Harrisburg.
- The Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Vinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106958 <3>
- Butler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bramlet Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kious Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (507 more) ...
- Abney Family #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winkleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trout Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Dorris Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorris Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorris Heights, with the one closest to Dorris Heights listed first.
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ledford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Mitchellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Galatia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Attila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Walpole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Kedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Texas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorris Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorris Heights.
Newspapers Published in Dorris Heights ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorris Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorris Heights, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorris Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dorris Heights:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Crittenden County
- Livingston County
- Union 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> | 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- Dorris Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Dorris Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |