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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 Goreville (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 Goreville. 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.

Goreville is located in Johnson County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Goreville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Deer Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Point Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
      • Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
    • Egyptian Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buncombe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
      • Buncombe is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
    • Vienna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Burnside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ozark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Ozark is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
    • Reynoldsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bender ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bender have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
      • Bender is located in Johnson County
    • Cypress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
      • Cypress is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <2>
    • Simpson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <2>
    • Wartrace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Elco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tamms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
      • Tamms is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <2>
    • Diswood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McClure
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Cambon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Plumfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Royalton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <2>
    • West Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
      • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Zeigler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <2>
    • Deering City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
      • Deering City is located in Franklin County
    • Orient
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • Thompsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanaford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
      • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Parrish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Smothersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
      • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
  • Jackson County
  • Massac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • New Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
      • Big Bay is located in Massac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Bay
      • From Goreville to Big Bay
    • Joppa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
      • Joppa is located in Massac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
    • Metropolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • McCormick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCormick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
      • McCormick is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCormick
      • From Goreville to McCormick
    • Glendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glendale
      • From Goreville to Glendale
    • Dixon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eddyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <2>
    • Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Oak is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak
      • From Goreville to Oak
    • Hartsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
      • Hartsville is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hartsville
      • From Goreville to Hartsville
    • Lusk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
      • Lusk is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lusk
      • From Goreville to Lusk
    • Herod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Pope County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herod <2>
    • Leisure City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
      • Leisure City is located in Pope County
    • Golconda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
      • Golconda is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <2>
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Karnak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
      • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <2>
    • Perks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Grand Chain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
      • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Grand Chain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
      • Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
    • Ullin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Olmsted
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pulaski
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
    • Villa Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Stonefort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
      • Stonefort is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <2>
    • Carrier Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ledford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buena Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Galatia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <2>
    • Gaskins City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaskins City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
      • Gaskins City is located in Saline County
    • Muddy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Raleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <2>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Lick Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
      • Lick Creek is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lick Creek
      • From Goreville to Lick Creek
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Water Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cobden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
      • Cobden is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <2>
    • Anna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dongola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
      • Dongola is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <2>
    • Jonesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
    • Dutch Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto Pass
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
      • Alto Pass is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <2>
    • Mill Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <2>
    • Reynoldsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goreville, with the one closest to Goreville listed first.
    • Lake Crest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Creal Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
      • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <2>
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crainville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
      • Crainville is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • Spillertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
      • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Carterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Energy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
      • Energy is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <2>
    • Dewmaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewmaine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
      • Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dewmaine
      • From Goreville to Dewmaine
    • Whiteash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Herrin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cambria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballard County (KY)
  • McCracken County (KY)
    • Ragland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
      • Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ragland
      • From Goreville to Ragland

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

Cemeteries Near Goreville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goreville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gurley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meneese Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meneese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meneese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cocke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cocke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cocke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cocke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cocke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cocke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • McBride Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Springer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Goreville had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Goreville had a population of 1,046 people.

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

  • Elvira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
  • Buncombe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe
    • Buncombe is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buncombe <2>
  • Lick Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
    • Lick Creek is located in Union County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lick Creek
    • From Goreville to Lick Creek
  • Sandburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
    • Sandburn is located in Johnson County
  • Tunnel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
    • Tunnel Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel Hill <2>
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
  • Creal Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
    • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <2>
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Johnson County
  • Moscow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Union County
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goreville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goreville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Goreville ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goreville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Goreville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Goreville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Goreville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Goreville.

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 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 Goreville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goreville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Goreville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goreville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goreville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5546, Longitude: -88.9722    









 

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