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 Dykersburg (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 Dykersburg. 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 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.
Dykersburg 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 Dykersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dykersburg:
- Williamson County (The home county of Dykersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Creal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Spillertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Lake Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Whiteash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Energy is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <1>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction was located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <1>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parrish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Deering City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Smothersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Akin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cambon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Steel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Zeigler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Equality
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville was located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Walpole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Diamond City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City was located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Carbondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- New Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Reynoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Eagle Point Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bender was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Big Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Lusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Dixon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Leisure City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- Karnak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Carrier Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonefort
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ledford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gaskins City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Wasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Lick Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Water Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Norris City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Livingston County (KY)
- Carrsville
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dykersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Dykersburg.
Cemeteries Near Dykersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dykersburg.
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 Dykersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dykersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (550 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dykersburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dykersburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dykersburg, with the one closest to Dykersburg listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Attila
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Attila is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Carrier Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Dennison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Dennison is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Creal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Ledford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Parker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marion is also located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mitchellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tunnel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dykersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dykersburg.
Newspapers Published in Dykersburg ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dykersburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dykersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dykersburg:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- White County
- Livingston 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> | 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 Dykersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dykersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |