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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 Lake Ka-ho (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 Lake Ka-ho. 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 Lake Ka-ho ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Lake Ka-ho has also been known as: Lake Ka-Ho village.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lake Ka-ho: Lk. Ka Ho

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.

Below are the counties that are near Lake Ka-ho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Ka-ho:

  • Macoupin County     (The home county of Lake Ka-ho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Eagarville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sawyerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benld
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <1>
    • Hornsby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • East Gillespie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Gillespie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Clare
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Staunton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Sorento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Old Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Pocahontas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Morrisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton County
    • Saint Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
  • Fayette County
    • Bingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Rockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Fidelity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Delhi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Williamson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Livingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • New Douglas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Worden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairietown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Alhambra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hamel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Grantfork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Moro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethalto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.
    • Walshville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Litchfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Honey Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Taylor Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shop Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
    • Donnellson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Schram City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Raymond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffeen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sangamon County
    • Thayer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
    • West Alton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Ka-ho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Ka-ho.

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 Lake Ka-ho - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Ka-ho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Miners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cavalry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Benld Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Farrar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cahokia Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (408 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillespie City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswold Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Lake Ka-ho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Ka-ho.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Ka-ho, with the one closest to Lake Ka-ho listed first.

  • Mount Olive
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornsby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
  • Gillespie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Staunton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walshville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • New Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunker Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sorento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Barnett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Worden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Honey Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
    • Prairietown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Ka-ho ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Ka-ho.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Ka-ho, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Ka-ho.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Ka-ho:

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 Lake Ka-ho, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Ka-ho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.