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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 Hettick (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 Hettick. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hettick is located in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.

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

  • Macoupin County     (The home county of Hettick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Hagaman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Palmyra
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Comer is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Chesterfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Scottville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Challacombe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
    • Nilwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Summerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Summerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Standard City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Medora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • Kampsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Christian County
    • Zenobia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Roodhouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belltown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Belltown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Kane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrollton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • White Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mid City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mid City is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Walkerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Walkerville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
    • Woody
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Woody is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
    • Patterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wilmington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Wilmington is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Fidelity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerseyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delhi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • McClusky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McClusky is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
    • Dow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Otterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Spankey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spankey is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
    • Fieldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Prairietown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Belmont Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
    • Godfrey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Moro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Williamson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethalto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Melville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Melville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Waggoner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Farmersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shop Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
    • Honey Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Litchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harvel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • White Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Walshville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Murrayville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Alexander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Arnold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • South Jacksonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lynnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Lowder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thayer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Divernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Loami
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Commanche Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • Glenarm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Curran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hettick, with the one closest to Hettick listed first.
    • Manchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Winchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hettick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hettick.

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 Hettick - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gilead Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Solomon G O Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Witt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stultz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Upton Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reader Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Solomon A M Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Etter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (412 more) ...
    • Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Denby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hettick had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hettick had a population of 171 people.

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

  • Hagaman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Reader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reader is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
  • Enos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Enos is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
  • Comer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Comer is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Palmyra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayette is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Modesto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scottville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rockbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Challacombe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
    • Macoupin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
    • Anderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Anderson is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hettick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hettick.

Newspapers Published in Hettick ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hettick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hettick, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hettick.

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 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 Hettick:

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>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 Hettick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Hettick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.