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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 Egyptian Hills (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 Egyptian Hills. 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 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.

Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Egyptian Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egyptian Hills:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Egyptian Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Deer Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Point Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
      • Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
    • Goreville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Burnside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ozark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
    • Reynoldsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Buncombe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
      • Buncombe is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Simpson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
    • Bender ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bender have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
      • Bender is located in Johnson County
    • Wartrace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
      • Cypress is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
  • Alexander County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Plumfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • West Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
      • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Cambon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Deering City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
      • Deering City is located in Franklin County
    • Orient
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • Thompsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Royalton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <2>
    • Zeigler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <2>
    • Parrish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hanaford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
      • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Smothersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
      • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
    • Buckner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <2>
  • Hamilton County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Shetlerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Karbers Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
  • Massac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • New Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
      • Big Bay is located in Massac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Bay
      • From Egyptian Hills to Big Bay
    • Joppa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Massac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • McCormick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Glendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glendale
      • From Egyptian Hills to Glendale
    • Eddyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <2>
    • Dixon Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak
      • From Egyptian Hills to Oak
    • Hartsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lusk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
      • Lusk is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lusk
      • From Egyptian Hills to Lusk
    • Herod
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Pope County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herod <2>
    • Leisure City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
      • Leisure City is located in Pope County
    • Golconda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
      • Golconda is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <2>
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Karnak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
      • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <2>
    • Perks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Chain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
      • Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
    • New Grand Chain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
      • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Ullin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Olmsted
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saline County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Lick Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Water Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cobden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Cobden is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <2>
    • Anna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dongola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
      • Dongola is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <2>
    • Jonesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
    • Alto Pass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
      • Alto Pass is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <2>
    • Dutch Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <2>
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Egyptian Hills, with the one closest to Egyptian Hills listed first.
    • Lake Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Creal Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
      • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <2>
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Spillertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
      • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Pittsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Whiteash
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crainville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
      • Crainville is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • Energy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
      • Energy is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <2>
    • Carterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnston City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dewmaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewmaine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
      • Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dewmaine
      • From Egyptian Hills to Dewmaine
    • Herrin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Williamson County
  • Ballard County (KY)
  • McCracken County (KY)
    • Ragland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
      • Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ragland
      • From Egyptian Hills to Ragland

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

Cemeteries Near Egyptian Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egyptian Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • County Line Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cocke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cocke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cocke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cocke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cocke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cocke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McBride Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kimmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mosley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Caney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Koonce Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koonce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koonce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Egyptian Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egyptian Hills.

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

  • Creal Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
    • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <2>
  • Goreville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunnel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
    • Tunnel Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel Hill <2>
  • Parker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Johnson County
  • Sandburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
    • Sandburn is located in Johnson County
  • New Burnside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ozark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
  • New Dennison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
    • New Dennison is located in Williamson County
  • Buncombe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
    • Buncombe is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
  • Elvira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Crab Orchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
    • Lick Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Egyptian Hills ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egyptian Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egyptian Hills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egyptian Hills.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Egyptian Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egyptian Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Egyptian Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Egyptian Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Egyptian Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5880, Longitude: -88.8889    









 

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