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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 Hewittville (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 Hewittville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Hewittville is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Macon, Montgomery, Sangamon & Shelby.

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

  • Christian County     (The home county of Hewittville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Velma
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Velma is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Owaneco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Taylorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Millersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Stonington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Langleyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Assumption
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sharpsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Clarksdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Jeisyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bulpitt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kincaid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Dressor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Ramsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bayle City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Bingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Holliday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Cornland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Latham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Blue Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boody
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Niantic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Turpin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Turpin is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
    • Hervey City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hervey City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
    • Mount Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
    • Long Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Creek is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
    • Warrensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Virden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Girard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Ohlman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wenonah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Nokomis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • White Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Witt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <1>
    • Harvel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Irving
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Waggoner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Dalton City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • New City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Pawnee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Illiopolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Commanche Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Divernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Glenarm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Riverton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hewittville, with the one closest to Hewittville listed first.
    • Moweaqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yantisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Yantisville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
    • Tower Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oconee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Findlay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlesworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
    • Fancher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher

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

Cemeteries Near Hewittville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hewittville.

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

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

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

  • Fraley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harris Cemetery #2
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <2>
  • Donner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Owaneco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ponting Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Stonington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

While we didn't find Hewittville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hewittville.

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

  • Velma
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Owaneco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willeys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Willeys is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
  • Taylorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Millersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Stonington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clarksdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Assumption
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sharpsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Dunkel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
  • Radford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Radford is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Palmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rosamond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Moweaqua
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City

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

Newspapers Published in Hewittville ...

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 166 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hewittville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hewittville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hewittville.

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 Hewittville:

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 Hewittville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hewittville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.