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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Elm Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elm Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elm Point, 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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elm Point: Elm Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm Point.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Elm Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Bond 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 Bond County: Clinton, Fayette, Madison & Montgomery.

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

  • Bond County     (The home county of Elm Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Reno
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Sorento
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Ripley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Smithboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocahontas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Pierron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Morrisonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosamond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Marydale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Marydale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Keyesport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Rose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Boulder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Aviston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Beckemeyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Breese
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Carlyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Huey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <2>
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Bingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagarstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bayle City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Vandalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ramsey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shobonier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Dressor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Brownstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Avena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Staunton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Eagarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornsby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Benld
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <2>
    • Sawyerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mount Clare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • East Gillespie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Gillespie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • New Douglas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grantfork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alhambra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Worden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Hamel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Prairietown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Saint Jacob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Patoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Donnellson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Panama
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffeen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Walshville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Schram City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Chapman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Hillsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Irving
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Litchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <2>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm Point, with the one closest to Elm Point listed first.
    • Oconee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Elm Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Point.

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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Elm Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Donneilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jett Number Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Edwards Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tisdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waveland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...
    • Mansfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coyle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

While we didn't find Elm Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Point.

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

  • Donnellson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Reno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Sorento
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coffeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walshville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Ripley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stubblefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
  • Smithboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pocahontas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dudleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Mulberry Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Elm Point ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Point.

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 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 Point:

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 Point, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.