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 Kritesville (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 Kritesville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Kritesville is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Greene, Jersey, Pike, Lincoln (MO), Pike (MO) & Saint Charles (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Kritesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kritesville:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Kritesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Gilead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Michael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brussels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kampsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Golden Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Belleview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cliffdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- East Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Kane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Belltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Hillview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Rockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Nutwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spankey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jerseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McClusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Elsah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fidelity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Medora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Challacombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Altamont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Bee Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Straut
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pearl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cap au Gris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Old Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Chain-of-Rocks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Moscow Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Briscoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Annada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Sledd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Josephville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- O'Fallon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Flint Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Portage Des Sioux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Peters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Earth City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Maryland Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Florissant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Gumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Berkeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Calverton Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Edmundson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Saint Ann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (MO)
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kritesville, see our County-by-County Page for Kritesville.
Cemeteries Near Kritesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kritesville.
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 Kritesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kritesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Plummer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vance - Seaman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gunterman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Kritesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kritesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kritesville, with the one closest to Kritesville listed first.
- Gilead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Batchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meppen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beechville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Fieldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spankey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Argentville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brevator
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kritesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kritesville.
Newspapers Published in Kritesville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kritesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kritesville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kritesville.
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 helpful 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 Kritesville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Pike County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren 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> | 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 Kritesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kritesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |