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 Hord (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 Hord. 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 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.
Hord 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 Hord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hord:
- Clay County (The home county of Hord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ingraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sailor Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camp Travis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Jewett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Neoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Dieterich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Effingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Teutopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Green Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- La Clede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loogootee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Brownstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Shobonier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Bogota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Falmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sainte Marie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hidalgo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Jefferson County
- Shields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Kinmundy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(23 miles [37 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
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Hickory Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Passport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Noble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gallagher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Olney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Calhoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Sigel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stewardson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mode
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Trowbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Fancher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Rinard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cisne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hord, see our County-by-County Page for Hord.
Cemeteries Near Hord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hord.
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 Hord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Conly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riffle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hord had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hord, with the one closest to Hord listed first.
- Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Bible Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Riffle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Eberle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Iola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Clede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oskaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Sailor Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hord.
Newspapers Published in Hord ...
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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hord, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hord.
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 either 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 Hord:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland 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 Hord, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |