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 Evers (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 Evers. 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 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.
Evers is located in Effingham 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 Effingham County: Clay, Cumberland, Fayette, Jasper & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Evers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evers:
- Effingham County (The home county of Evers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Teutopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dieterich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Effingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Funkhouser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Oak Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Hogue Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Casey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Ingraham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sailor Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Travis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Trilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lerna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Mattoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Bellair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Oblong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walla Walla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hazel Dell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Diona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- La Clede
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Holliday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Saint Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Farina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loogootee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Peter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Hidalgo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Bogota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Willow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sainte Marie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marion County
- Kinmundy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Gays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Passport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stewardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Mode
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Fancher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Shelbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evers, see our County-by-County Page for Evers.
Cemeteries Near Evers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evers.
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 Evers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Effingham City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Loy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dieterich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Lillyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Evers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evers, with the one closest to Evers listed first.
- Teutopolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dieterich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elliottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roslyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Eberle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Gila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Shumway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evers.
Newspapers Published in Evers ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evers, 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 Evers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Evers:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Effingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Marion County
- Moultrie County
- Richland County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Evers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Evers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |