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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 Keyesport Landing (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 Keyesport Landing. 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 Keyesport Landing ...

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 Keyesport Landing: Keyesport Lndg. (or less commonly used: Keyesport Lndng.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Keyesport Landing is located in Bond 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 Bond County: Clinton, Fayette, Madison & Montgomery.

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

  • Bond County     (The home county of Keyesport Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Pleasant Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Smithboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pierron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Old Ripley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Reno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Sorento
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Keyesport
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boulder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Marydale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Huey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Carlyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beckemeyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoffman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Posey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Saint Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Breese
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centralia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bartelso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Shobonier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagarstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vandalia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Bluff City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Saint Peter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brownstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Loogootee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayle City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Avena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Farina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Dix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Jefferson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Texico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Grantfork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Highland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • New Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alhambra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Jacob
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Patoka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Sandoval
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Odin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Central City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinmundy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bannister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bannister is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Donnellson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffeen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Panama
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Fillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walshville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Schram City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyesport Landing, with the one closest to Keyesport Landing listed first.
    • Wamac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wamac is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Hoyleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Irvington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • New Minden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Richview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Okawville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Addieville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Keyesport Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keyesport Landing.

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 Keyesport Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Keyesport Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pritchett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (410 more) ...
    • Noffsinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Chapel Cemetery
      • The Prairie Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Keyesport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tamalco
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tamalco is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
  • Boulder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boulder is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Hookdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hookdale is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
  • Beaver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Pleasant Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
  • Pittsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Patoka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dudleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Carlyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Shattuc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Keyesport Landing ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keyesport Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keyesport Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keyesport Landing.

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 Keyesport Landing:

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 Keyesport Landing, 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 from Point A (ie- Keyesport Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.