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 Griggsville (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 Griggsville. 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.
Griggsville is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Griggsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griggsville:
- Pike County (The home county of Griggsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Valley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baylis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Time
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Kellerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Blacks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- Payson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fall Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbirds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Hersman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Cooperstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mound Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Timewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Belleview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cliffdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Kampsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mozier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Arenzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagener
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Beardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bluff Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jules
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Hillview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Roodhouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Eldred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Meredosia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Chapin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murrayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Woodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Literberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Bluffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Louisiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Calumet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Ralls County (MO)
- Saverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griggsville, see our County-by-County Page for Griggsville.
Cemeteries Near Griggsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griggsville.
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 Griggsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griggsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Griggsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry - McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perry Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wilson Cemetery
- The Perry Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson - Perry McCord Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (558 more) ...
- Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swiggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Griggsville had a population of 1,400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Griggsville had a population of 1,125 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griggsville, with the one closest to Griggsville listed first.
- Valley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baylis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Time
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morrelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrelville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
- Bluffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fishhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishhook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griggsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griggsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Griggsville ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griggsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Griggsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Griggsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Griggsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Griggsville.
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 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 Griggsville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Greene County
- Morgan County
- Schuyler County
- Scott County
- Pike County
- Ralls 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 Griggsville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griggsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |