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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 Island View (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 Island View. 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 Island View ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Island View: Island Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Island View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island View.

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 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.

Island View is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Island View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island View:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Island View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Honey Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Litchfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shop Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
    • Hillsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Raymond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Schram City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Taylor Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walshville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waggoner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Harvel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Sorento
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Reno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Old Ripley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Smithboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Pierron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Morrisonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zenobia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Clarksdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Rosamond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tovey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <1>
    • Jeisyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Langleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Bulpitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kincaid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Millersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Owaneco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Bingham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bayle City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Ramsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dressor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Hagarstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jersey County
    • Fidelity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Hornsby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Eagarville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gillespie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benld
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <1>
    • Gillespie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Standard City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Mount Clare
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Sawyerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • New Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Williamson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Worden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alhambra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Prairietown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Hamel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grantfork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Dorsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Moro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethalto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.
    • Divernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Thayer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Commanche Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
    • Pawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lowder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenarm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Shelby County
    • Oconee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island View, see our County-by-County Page for Island View.

Cemeteries Near Island View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island View.

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 Island View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.

  • Elm Lawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crabtree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ware's Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Hart's Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cress Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Raymond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymond Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raymond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108088 <2>

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.<4>

While we didn't find Island View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island View.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Island View, with the one closest to Island View listed first.

  • Honey Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
  • Litchfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shop Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barnett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Hornsby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
  • Zanesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Hillsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walshville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Atwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Olive
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harvel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waggoner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island View.

Newspapers Published in Island View ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island View, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Island View:

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>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- Island View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Island View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.