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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elm Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elm Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elm Grove, please Contact Us.
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 Elm Grove (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 Elm Grove. 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 Elm Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Elmgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Elm Grove: Elm Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Elm Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day White 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 White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Elm Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Grove:
- White County (The home county of Elm Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Herald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maunie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carmi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Phillipstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Norris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Springerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Ellery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Inman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ridgway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lawler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Old Shawneetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Equality
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Broughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bungay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- McLeansboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walpole
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Diamond City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Piopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Belle Prairie City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Saline Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Karbers Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Texas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Saline City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Long Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Muddy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Gaskins City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Galatia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Keensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Gibson County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Mounts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Savah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Solitude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Hovey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bufkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Caborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Hepburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Barrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Kasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Cypress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Darmstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Smith Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Elm Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Grove.
Cemeteries Near Elm Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Grove.
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 Elm Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Garrison Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Logan Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emma's Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emma.
- The Emma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Cemetery
- Emma Concord Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #183142 <3>
- Abshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seals Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Epley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Absher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
Elm Grove itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Grove, with the one closest to Elm Grove listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Herald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Stokes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grafton is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erwin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Phillipstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Sacramento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sacramento is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Norris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Grove.
Newspapers Published in Elm Grove ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Grove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Elm Grove:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Gibson County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Elm Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |