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 Kedron (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 Kedron. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Kedron is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Hamilton, Hardin, Saline, White, Posey (IN) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Kedron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kedron:
- Gallatin County (The home county of Kedron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Equality
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Inman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Broughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walpole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Cave-In-Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- New Burnside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Simpson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Egyptian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Herod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Leisure City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Golconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Mitchellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Saline City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Texas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Roland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Norris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carmi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maunie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Creal Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Hovey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Tolu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Crayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Carrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Burna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Dekoven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Blackford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kedron, see our County-by-County Page for Kedron.
Cemeteries Near Kedron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kedron.
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 Kedron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kedron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leamington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Equality Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Karber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sneed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Kedron had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kedron, with the one closest to Kedron listed first.
- Leamington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Equality
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Karbers Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Sparks Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Shawneetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kedron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kedron.
Newspapers Published in Kedron ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kedron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kedron, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kedron.
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 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 Kedron:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Gallatin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Crittenden County
- Livingston County
- Union County
- Webster 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 Kedron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Kedron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |