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 Leamington (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 Leamington. 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 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 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.
Leamington is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Hamilton, Hardin, Saline, White, Posey (IN) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Leamington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leamington:
- Gallatin County (The home county of Leamington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawneetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Broughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Rosiclare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- New Burnside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Herod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Leisure City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Lusk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Golconda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Mitchellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Ledford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Maunie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Creal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Hovey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Tolu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Crayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Carrsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Burna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Dekoven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Grangertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Blackford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Wheatcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leamington, see our County-by-County Page for Leamington.
Cemeteries Near Leamington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leamington.
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 Leamington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leamington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Leamington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leamington had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leamington, with the one closest to Leamington listed first.
- Kedron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Sparks Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Karbers Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Hicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Shawneetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Blackburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leamington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leamington.
Newspapers Published in Leamington ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leamington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leamington, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leamington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Leamington:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Gallatin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Crittenden County
- Livingston County
- Union County
- Webster 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 Leamington, 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' (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- Leamington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |