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 Klondike (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 Klondike. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Klondike is located in Alexander 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 Alexander County: Pulaski, Union, Ballard (KY), Cape Girardeau (MO), Mississippi (MO) & Scott (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Klondike. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Klondike:
- Alexander County (The home county of Klondike)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cairo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cache
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Future City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miller City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Elco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Cypress
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Joppa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olmsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ullin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Chain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Perks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Karnak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Mill Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Dutch Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Jonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bandana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Blandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Gage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Kevil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ceredo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Lovelaceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Kirbyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Lowes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Melber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Fancy Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Spring Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Ragland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Future City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Camelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Grahamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Massac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Cape Girardeau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
- Randles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Allenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wilson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Bertrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Anniston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Whiting
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- East Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Wolf Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Sikeston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Morehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diehlstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Lambert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miner is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Haywood City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- New Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Morley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Oran
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Klondike, see our County-by-County Page for Klondike.
Cemeteries Near Klondike ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klondike.
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 Klondike - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Klondike covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mound City National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schendler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Solomon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Klondike in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Klondike.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
- Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Willard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Birds Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Klondike. See our List of 1890's Communities around Klondike.
Newspapers Published in Klondike ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Klondike.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klondike, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Klondike.
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 Klondike:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pulaski County
- Union County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- McCracken County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Mississippi County
- New Madrid County
- Scott 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 Klondike, 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- Klondike) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |