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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 Ewing (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 Ewing. 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 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.

Ewing is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Saline & Williamson.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Ewing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Whittington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Taylor Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frisco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Steel City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rend City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rend City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
    • West City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Hanaford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Smothersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
    • Akin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parrish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sesser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dahlgren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Diamond City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • McLeansboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Piopolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Walpole
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Broughton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Kell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Walnut Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Union Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
  • Perry County
  • Saline County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Du Bois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Radom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <1>
    • Ashley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Richview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Posen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Baldwin Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Irvington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Keenes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sims
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyleston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Enfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Springerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mill Shoals
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Norris City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
    • Freeman Spur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiritz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Corinth is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Johnston City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Whiteash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Spillertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Hartford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartford is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Bush
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bush is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Herrin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ewing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewing.

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

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

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

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 Ewing had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ewing had a population of 293 people.

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

  • Taylor Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Benton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smothersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
  • Akin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
  • Parrish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Buckner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dahlgren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Rive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Flint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Opdyke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Christopher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Ewing ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ewing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ewing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ewing:

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 Ewing, 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- Ewing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.