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 Hoosier (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 Hoosier. 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 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.
Hoosier is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Marion, Richland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hoosier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoosier:
- Clay County (The home county of Hoosier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sailor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingraham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Travis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Kenner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Green Brier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Landes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walla Walla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Maple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heartville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Dieterich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Funkhouser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Teutopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Altamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- La Clede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Avena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Bogota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Lis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sainte Marie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Willow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Hidalgo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- Shields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Kinmundy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Iuka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Union Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Passport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Gallagher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Shelby County
- Sigel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Rinard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cisne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Geff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoosier, see our County-by-County Page for Hoosier.
Cemeteries Near Hoosier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoosier.
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 Hoosier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoosier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Kinnamon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoosier Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Brush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Christian Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Number 4 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Hoosier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoosier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoosier, with the one closest to Hoosier listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Sailor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riffle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Ingraham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Eberle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Flora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Iola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Passport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Kenner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoosier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoosier.
Newspapers Published in Hoosier ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoosier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoosier, 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 Hoosier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hoosier:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Shelby County
- Wayne 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 Hoosier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoosier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |