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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 Iuka (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 Iuka. 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 hospitals 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.

Iuka is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Jefferson, Washington & Wayne.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Iuka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Bannister
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bannister is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
    • Omega
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Omega is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Union Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Hickory Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Cartter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cartter is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinmundy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Odin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <1>
    • Walnut Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Sandoval
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Xenia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kenner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Flora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Iola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Camp Travis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Sailor Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingraham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Centralia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Boulder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Hoffman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Huey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
    • Keyesport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Posey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mason
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • Gilmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Altamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Watson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Farina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Peter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • La Clede
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
    • Saint Paul
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Loogootee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Shobonier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Avena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Brownstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Saint Elmo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hagarstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Dahlgren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Shields
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Texico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dix is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <1>
    • Pigeon ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Idlewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
    • Bluford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Markham City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
    • Marlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marlow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Summersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Woodlawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Opdyke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Noble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wynoose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Wamac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wamac is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Baldwin Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Irvington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Richview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoyleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Iuka, with the one closest to Iuka listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rinard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cisne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Keenes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sims
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Geff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Boyleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Erie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Iuka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iuka.

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 Iuka - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Iuka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hadden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bee Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovells Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Summit Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (456 more) ...
    • Rabbit Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Iuka had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Iuka had a population of 462 people.

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

  • Bannister
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bannister is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Omega
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Foxville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Hickory Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Xenia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchardville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchardville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
  • Tonti
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tonti is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
  • Kinmundy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kenner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kenner is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Divide
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Divide is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oskaloosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
    • Dix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dix is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <1>
    • Farina
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Iuka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iuka.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Iuka ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iuka.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Iuka. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Iuka and those printed in the larger area surrounding Iuka.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Iuka.

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 Iuka:

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 Iuka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Iuka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.