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 Kincaid (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 Kincaid. 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.
Kincaid is located in Christian 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 Christian County: Macon, Montgomery, Sangamon & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Kincaid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kincaid:
- Christian County (The home county of Kincaid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Bulpitt
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jeisyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Tovey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Langleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Zenobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Velma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Cornland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Latham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Blue Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Niantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boody
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Bearsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Warrensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Virden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Girard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nilwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Standard City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Menard County
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Harvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ohlman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nokomis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shop Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Honey Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Morgan County
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sangamon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- New City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Commanche Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Divernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenarm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Southern View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Moweaqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oconee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yantisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kincaid, see our County-by-County Page for Kincaid.
Cemeteries Near Kincaid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kincaid.
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 Kincaid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kincaid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Achenback Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goode Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durbin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <2>
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Kincaid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kincaid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kincaid, with the one closest to Kincaid listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zenobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Breckenridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Willeys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Velma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kincaid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kincaid.
Newspapers Published in Kincaid ...
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 220 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kincaid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kincaid, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kincaid.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kincaid:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Christian County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Logan County
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Menard County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Sangamon County
- Shelby 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 Kincaid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Kincaid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |