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 Hull (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 Hull. 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.
Name Variations for Hull ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Hulls.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hull. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hull.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Hull is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Hull. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hull:
- Pike County (The home county of Hull)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Kinderhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- El Dara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baylis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Atlas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Summer Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Payson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Ewbanks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Fowler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kellerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Mound Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hersman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Gilbirds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Maywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Cave City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Dodge City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Monroe County (MO)
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Ashburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Frankford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Louisiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrants
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Curryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curryville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Calumet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cyrene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- New Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Saverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- The Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Greenlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hull, see our County-by-County Page for Hull.
Cemeteries Near Hull ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hull.
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 Hull - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hull covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Journey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Akers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lock Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Hull had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hull had a population of 421 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hull, with the one closest to Hull listed first.
- Shinn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shinn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn
- Kinderhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seehorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seehorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seehorn
- Saverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aladdin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aladdin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Payson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Fall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- East Hannibal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Busch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Busch is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Salt River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salt River is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hull. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hull.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hull ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hull.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hull. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hull and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hull.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Hull.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hull:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Ralls 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 Hull, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hull) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |