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 Dorrisville (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 Dorrisville. 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 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.
Dorrisville 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 Dorrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorrisville:
- Saline County (The home county of Dorrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gaskins City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Muddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Wasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Carrier Mills
(5 miles [8 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
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Akin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Deering City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Cambon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Broughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walpole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Diamond City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Lovilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosiclare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Saline Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Cave-In-Rock
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lamb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- New Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Egyptian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Grantsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Goreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Big Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- McCormick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Eddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Golconda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Norris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Herald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Emma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Creal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lake Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stiritz
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Energy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Crittenden County (KY)
- Tolu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Carrsville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Dorrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Dorrisville.
Cemeteries Near Dorrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorrisville.
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 Dorrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Sunset HillCemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ledford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gulley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramlet Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Trout Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blockhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Saline Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Dorrisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorrisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorrisville, with the one closest to Dorrisville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ledford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Mitchellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Carrier Mills
(5 miles [8 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>
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Kedron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Equality
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Attila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- McCormick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Hartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorrisville.
Newspapers Published in Dorrisville ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorrisville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorrisville.
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 Dorrisville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Massac 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 '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- Dorrisville) 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 Dorrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |