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 Joppa Junction (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 Joppa Junction.  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 Joppa Junction ... 
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Joppa Junction: Joppa Jct. (or less commonly used: Joppa Jctn.) 
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 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.
Joppa Junction is located in Johnson County .
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend  the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County : Massac , Pope , Pulaski , Saline , Union  & Williamson .
Below are the counties that are near Joppa Junction.  For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joppa Junction:
Johnson County      (The home county of Joppa Junction) 
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Cypress (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress  Cypress is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Cypress <2>  
 Belknap (5 miles [8 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap  Belknap is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Belknap <2>  
 Bender  ‑ Historic(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bender have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender  Bender is located in Johnson County  Vienna (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) 
Buncombe (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe  Buncombe is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Buncombe <2>  
 Wartrace (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace  Wartrace is located in Johnson County  Goreville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) 
Grantsburg (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantsburg.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg  Grantsburg is located in Johnson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Grantsburg <2>  
 Reevesville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reevesville.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville  Reevesville is located in Johnson County  Deer Ridge (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge  Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County  Simpson (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson  Simpson is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Simpson <2>  
 Eagle Point Bay (18 miles [29 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay  Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County    
Alexander County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Elco (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) 
Tamms (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms  Tamms is located in Alexander County Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Tamms <2>  
 Diswood (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood  Diswood is located in Alexander County  Hodges Park (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges Park.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park  Hodges Park is located in Alexander County  Unity (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) 
Cache (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache  Cache is located in Alexander County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Cache <2>  
 Frog City  ‑ Historic(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frog City.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City  Frog City is located in Alexander County  Olive Branch (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch  Olive Branch is located in Alexander County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Olive Branch <2>  
 Cairo Junction (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction  Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County  Future City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City  Future City is located in Alexander County  McClure (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure  McClure is located in Alexander County Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for McClure <2>  
 Cairo (23 miles [37 km] to the south) 
  
Jackson County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Makanda (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) 
Pomona (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona  Pomona is located in Jackson County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Pomona <2>  
 Carbondale (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) 
  
Massac County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Joppa (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa  Joppa is located in Massac County Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Joppa <2>  
 New Columbia (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Columbia.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia  New Columbia is located in Massac County  Big Bay (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bay.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay  Big Bay is located in Massac County  Metropolis (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) 
Massac City (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City  Massac City is located in Massac County  Brookport (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport  Brookport is located in Massac County Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Brookport <2>  
 Shady Grove (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove  Shady Grove is located in Massac County  Unionville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville  Unionville is located in Massac County    
Pope County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Dixon Springs (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs  Dixon Springs is located in Pope County  Glendale (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendale.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale  Glendale is located in Pope County  Rock (23 miles [37 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock  Rock is located in Pope County  McCormick (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCormick.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick  McCormick is located in Pope County  Eddyville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville  Eddyville is located in Pope County Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Eddyville <2>  
 Bay City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay City.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City  Bay City is located in Pope County  Golconda (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda  Golconda is located in Pope County Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Golconda <2>  
   
Pulaski County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Karnak (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak  Karnak is located in Pulaski County Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Karnak <2>  
 Perks (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) 
Grand Chain (5 miles [8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain  Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Grand Chain <2>  
 New Grand Chain (5 miles [8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain  New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people 
 Ullin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) 
Olmsted (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) 
Pulaski (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski  Pulaski is located in Pulaski County Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Pulaski <2>  
 Villa Ridge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge  Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County  Mounds (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds  Mounds is located in Pulaski County Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people 
 Mound City (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) 
  
Saline County  
Stonefort (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort  Stonefort is located in Saline County Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Stonefort <2>  
   
Union County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Dongola (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola  Dongola is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Dongola <2>  
 Mount Pleasant (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant  Mount Pleasant is located in Union County  Mill Creek (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek  Mill Creek is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people 
 Lick Creek (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lick Creek.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek  Lick Creek is located in Union County  Anna (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) 
Dutch Mills (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills  Dutch Mills is located in Union County  Jonesboro (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro  Jonesboro is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Jonesboro <2>  
 Water Valley (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley  Water Valley is located in Union County  Cobden (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden  Cobden is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Cobden <2>  
 Reynoldsville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville  Reynoldsville is located in Union County  Alto Pass (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass  Alto Pass is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Alto Pass <2>  
 Wolf Lake (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake  Wolf Lake is located in Union County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Wolf Lake <2>  
   
Williamson County  
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Lake Crest (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest  Lake Crest is located in Williamson County  Creal Springs (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs  Creal Springs is located in Williamson County Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Creal Springs <2>  
 Marion (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) 
Carterville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) 
Crainville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville  Crainville is located in Williamson County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people 
 Energy (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy  Energy is located in Williamson County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Energy <2>  
 Spillertown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown  Spillertown is located in Williamson County Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people 
   
Ballard County  (KY) 
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Bandana (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana  Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)  La Center (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center  La Center is located in Ballard County (KY) Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for La Center <2>  
 Kevil (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kevil have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil  Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY) Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Kevil <2>  
 Barlow (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow  Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY) Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people 
 Ceredo (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo  Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)  Gage (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage  Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)  Wickliffe (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) 
Blandville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville  Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY) Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people 
 Lovelaceville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville  Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)    
Carlisle County  (KY) 
Cunningham (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham  Cunningham is located in Carlisle County (KY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Cunningham <2>  
   
McCracken County  (KY) 
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Ragland (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragland.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland  Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)  Woodville (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville  Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)  Cimota City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City  Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)  Grahamville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) 
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grahamville.  Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>  
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville  Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)  Future City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City  Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)  West Future City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City  West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)  West Paducah (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Paducah have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paducah  West Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for West Paducah <2>  
 Camelia (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia  Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)  Massac (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massac have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac  Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)  Lone Oak (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak  Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)  Paducah (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) 
Hendron (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendron have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron  Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)    
Cape Girardeau County  (MO) 
Cape Girardeau (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) 
  
Mississippi County  (MO) 
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Greenfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield  Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)  Wyatt (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt  Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO) Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people 
 Wilson City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City  Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO) Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people 
   
Scott County  (MO) 
The following are listed by their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first. 
Commerce (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) 
Scott City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City  Scott City is located in Scott County (MO) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Scott City <2>  
 Kelso (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso  Kelso is located in Scott County (MO) Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Kelso <2>  
   
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joppa Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Joppa Junction .
Cemeteries Near Joppa Junction ... 
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa Junction.
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 Joppa Junction  - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joppa Junction  covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first.
West Eden Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Eden Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Masonic Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Miller Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Forestview Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestview Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Masonic Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Cache Chapel Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Chapel Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Mt. Zion Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Fain Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fain Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Sheffer Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the west) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffer Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
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Weese Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weese Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Ohio Chapel Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Chapel Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
 Stanton Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery  Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
   
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 Joppa Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joppa Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joppa Junction, with the one closest to Joppa Junction listed first.
Moscow (5 miles [8 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow  Moscow is located in Union County  Grand Chain (5 miles [8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain  Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Grand Chain <2>  
 New Grand Chain (5 miles [8 km] to the south) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Grand Chain have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain  New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people 
 Belknap (5 miles [8 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap  Belknap is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Belknap <2>  
 Boaz (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boaz have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz  Boaz is located in Massac County  Dongola (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola  Dongola is located in Union County Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Dongola <2>  
 Wetaug (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug  Wetaug is located in Pulaski County  Mount Pleasant (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant  Mount Pleasant is located in Union County  Ullin (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) 
Grinnell (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grinnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell  Grinnell is located in Massac County  Vienna (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) 
Olmsted (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) 
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Hillerman (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman  Hillerman is located in Massac County  Buncombe (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buncombe have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncombe  Buncombe is located in Johnson County Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people 
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page  for Buncombe <2>  
 Elvira (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) 
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvira have been provided by the GNIS.<1>    The coordinates still need to be verified. 
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira  Elvira is located in Johnson County    
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joppa Junction.  See our List of 1890's Communities around Joppa Junction .
Newspapers Published in Joppa Junction ... 
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joppa Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joppa Junction, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>  .  A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List  for Joppa Junction.
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 Joppa Junction:
Websites specific to Illinois  
 
Pages specific to Johnson County  
 
Genealogy information for nearby counties  
Alexander County  
 
Jackson County  
 
Massac County  
 
Pope County  
 
Pulaski County  
 
Saline County  
 
Union County  
 
Williamson County  
 
Ballard County  
 
Carlisle County  
 
McCracken County  
 
Cape Girardeau County  
 
Mississippi County  
 
Scott County  
 
  
Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois  
 
Off-the-Road Links ... 
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa Junction.  If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Illinois: https://www.illinois.gov/ 
 
 
Footnotes ... 
<1> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) .  While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.  
 <2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.  
 <3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates.  That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location.  A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.  
 <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 Joppa Junction, please let us know  so that we can improve our accuracy.  
 <5>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  drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa Junction) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa Junction.  The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3298, Longitude: -89.0315        In this case, the coordinates for Joppa Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).