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 Ferber (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 Ferber. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Ferber 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 Ferber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferber:
- Franklin County (The home county of Ferber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parrish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Akin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Deering City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Steel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Walpole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Diamond City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Lovilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- McLeansboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlgren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Piopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Elkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Ina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Belle Rive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bonnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Emerson City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Opdyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waltonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Scheller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- New Burnside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Reynoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Du Quoin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Tamaroa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- McCormick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Cornerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Gaskins City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Wasson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Wayne County
- Keenes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Norris City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Springerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Whiteash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Spillertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Freeman Spur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferber, see our County-by-County Page for Ferber.
Cemeteries Near Ferber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferber.
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 Ferber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Isaacs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Downs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <3>
- Cardwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smothers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Ruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Lampley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Ferber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferber, with the one closest to Ferber listed first.
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- West End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Parrish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Akin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rural Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Smothersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Attila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Braden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Walpole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferber.
Newspapers Published in Ferber ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferber, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferber.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Ferber:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Williamson 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> | 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- Ferber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ferber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |