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 Enfield (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 Enfield. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Enfield is located in 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 Enfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enfield:
- White County (The home county of Enfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Springerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Norris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maunie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Ellery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Akin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Parrish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Smothersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Steel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Whittington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Ridgway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Equality
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Old Shawneetown
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Bungay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- McLeansboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Piopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Flint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Walpole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Lovilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Belle Rive
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bluford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Opdyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Ina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Texas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Saline City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Long Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cornerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Raleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Wasson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Galatia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Muddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Bellmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Barnhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Golden Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Geff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Keenes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cisne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Savah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- New Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Solitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Hovey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Hepburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Union County (KY)
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enfield, see our County-by-County Page for Enfield.
Cemeteries Near Enfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enfield.
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 Enfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Enfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McLntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munsell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Felty Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kitty Sweeten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arterberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springerton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newman Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Enfield had a population of 870 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Enfield had a population of 548 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enfield, with the one closest to Enfield listed first.
- Sacramento
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacramento is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Logansport ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Springerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Thackeray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
- Norris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
- Iron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Mill Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McLeansboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gossett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gossett is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Enfield ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Enfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Enfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Enfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Enfield.
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 Enfield:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Jefferson County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Enfield, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |