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 Levings (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 Levings. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Levings is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Union & Ballard (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Levings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Levings:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Levings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Olmsted
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Chain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain
(3 miles [4.8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Karnak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ullin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Tamms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cache
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cairo Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Diswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- Makanda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buncombe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Reevesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Reynoldsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Metropolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Massac City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Dongola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dutch Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Reynoldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alto Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Lake Crest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Creal Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Bandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- La Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Kevil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Wickliffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Blandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Lovelaceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Bardwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cunningham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Milburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Melber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Pottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Future City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Grahamville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Future City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- West Paducah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hendron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Cape Girardeau
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Wilson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Anniston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Bertrand
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Commerce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scott City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Diehlstadt
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Blodgett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- New Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Levings, see our County-by-County Page for Levings.
Cemeteries Near Levings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Levings.
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 Levings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Levings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Calvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oscar Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hogendobler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Levings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Levings.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Levings, with the one closest to Levings listed first.
- Olmsted
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Grand Chain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oscar is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Ullin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Bandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetaug
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Levings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Levings.
Newspapers Published in Levings ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Levings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Levings, 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 Levings.
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 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 Levings:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Graves County
- McCracken County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Mississippi 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 Levings, 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- Levings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |