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 Harco (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 Harco. 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 and doctors 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.
Harco is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Pope, White & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Harco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harco:
- Saline County (The home county of Harco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Galatia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Muddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Gaskins City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Wasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Akin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deering City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Hanaford
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- West Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Steel City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Orient
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Equality
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Inman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Old Shawneetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Walpole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flint
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Diamond City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lovilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Piopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Belle Prairie City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosiclare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Ina
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Belle Rive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- New Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Reynoldsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Eagle Point Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Simpson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Buncombe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Leisure City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Union County
- Lick Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Norris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Hartford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spillertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Creal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stiritz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Lake Crest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Freeman Spur
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harco, see our County-by-County Page for Harco.
Cemeteries Near Harco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harco.
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 Harco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Winkleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Abney Family #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Abney Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kious Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trout Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Harrisburg.
- The Moore - Vinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Vinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106958 <3>
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Harco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harco.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harco, with the one closest to Harco listed first.
- Galatia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Attila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Ledford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Mitchellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harco.
Newspapers Published in Harco ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harco, 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 Harco.
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 Harco:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Union 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harco) 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 Harco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |