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 Howardton (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 Howardton. 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.
Howardton is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Union, Williamson & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Howardton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howardton:
- Jackson County (The home county of Howardton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Grand Tower
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ava
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Vergennes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Campbell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- McClure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Elco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Thebes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Tamms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Goreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Willisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pyatts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Cutler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Du Quoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Ullin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Shiloh Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Welge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Percy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steeleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alto Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Dutch Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Lick Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mill Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Cambria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Bush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Carterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Energy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Lake Crest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bollinger County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Seopus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Leemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Friedheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Cape Girardeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burfordville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frohna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Brazeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Farrar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Biehle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- McBride
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Lithium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Scott City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howardton, see our County-by-County Page for Howardton.
Cemeteries Near Howardton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howardton.
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 Howardton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howardton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodbread Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neunert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Etherton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bostick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Howardton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howardton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howardton, with the one closest to Howardton listed first.
- Grand Tower
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wittenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Aldridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aldridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Alto Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Seventysix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Brazeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Mountain Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howardton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howardton.
Newspapers Published in Howardton ...
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 Howardton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howardton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howardton.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Howardton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Scott 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> | 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 Howardton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howardton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |