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 Horseshoe (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 Horseshoe. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horseshoe:
- Saline County (The home county of Horseshoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Akin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Equality
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Shawneetown
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Broughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walpole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Diamond City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Lamb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rosiclare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Burnside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Herod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Leisure City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Golconda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Norris City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Emma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carmi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maunie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Creal Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spillertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Lake Crest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Hovey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Tolu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Carrsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Webster County (KY)
- Blackford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horseshoe, see our County-by-County Page for Horseshoe.
Cemeteries Near Horseshoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horseshoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Equality Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Saline Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leamington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Family 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 Horseshoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Kedron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Equality
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Leamington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Karbers Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Sparks Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe.
Newspapers Published in Horseshoe ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Crittenden County
- Livingston County
- Union County
- Webster 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 Horseshoe, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horseshoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |