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 Ewington (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 Ewington. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Ewington 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 Ewington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewington:
- Effingham County (The home county of Ewington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Funkhouser
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Effingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shumway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ingraham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sailor Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Trilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lerna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Neoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Toledo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Greenup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hazel Dell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Diona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Holliday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- La Clede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Avena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Loogootee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Bogota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Hidalgo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Hunt City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Kinmundy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Gays
(25 miles [40.2 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 Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Passport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Sigel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Middlesworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Lakewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ewington, see our County-by-County Page for Ewington.
Cemeteries Near Ewington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewington.
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 Ewington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ewington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Ewington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Toothaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Loy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Ewington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ewington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Funkhouser
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Effingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shumway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teutopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elliottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sigel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dieterich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ewington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ewington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ewington ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ewington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ewington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ewington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Ewington.
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 Ewington:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Effingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Coles 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> | 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 Ewington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ewington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |