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 Kinderhook (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 Kinderhook. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kinderhook is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Kinderhook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kinderhook:
- Pike County (The home county of Kinderhook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Hull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- New Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Barry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hadley
- From Kinderhook to Hadley
- El Dara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
- El Dara is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <2>
- Shepherd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shepherd
- From Kinderhook to Shepherd
- Baylis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Summer Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
- Fall Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Payson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beverly
- From Kinderhook to Beverly
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marblehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Kellerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Mound Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timewell
- Timewell is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timewell <2>
- Hersman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbirds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <2>
- Scott County
- Naples
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Maywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <2>
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Hannibal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakwood
- From Kinderhook to Oakwood
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helton
- From Kinderhook to Helton
- Dodge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (MO)
- Monroe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Ashburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Frankford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <2>
- Louisiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tarrants
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrants have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Curryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Calumet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cyrene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Saverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- The Landing is located in Ralls County (MO)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kinderhook, see our County-by-County Page for Kinderhook.
Cemeteries Near Kinderhook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kinderhook.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kinderhook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinderhook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinderhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Akers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akers Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107547 <4>
- Lock Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lock Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lock Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Journey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Journey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Journey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shearer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shearer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shearer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Barry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kinderhook had a population of 475 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kinderhook had a population of 204 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kinderhook, with the one closest to Kinderhook listed first.
- Shinn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn
- Shinn is located in Pike County
- Hull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
- New Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Barry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seehorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seehorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seehorn
- Seehorn is located in Pike County
- Saverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Adams County
- Busch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch
- Busch is located in Pike County (MO)
- Hadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hadley
- From Kinderhook to Hadley
- Payson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Aladdin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aladdin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Aladdin is located in Pike County
- Ashburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- El Dara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
- El Dara is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kinderhook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kinderhook.
Newspapers Published in Kinderhook ...
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 131 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinderhook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kinderhook, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kinderhook.
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 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 Kinderhook:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Scott County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kinderhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://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> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Kinderhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kinderhook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kinderhook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7040, Longitude: -91.1523 |