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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Locust Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Locust Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Locust Grove, please Contact Us.
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 Locust Grove (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 Locust Grove. 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 Locust Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Locust Grove: Locust Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Locust Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust Grove.
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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Locust Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Saline & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Locust Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Grove:
- Franklin County (The home county of Locust Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Thompsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Akin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Steel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cambon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Walpole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Broughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Piopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Prairie City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Hardin County
- Karbers Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Ina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <2>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Belle Rive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bonnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Dareville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Opdyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waltonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scheller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- New Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Reynoldsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Du Quoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- McCormick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Leisure City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Galatia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Carrier Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Muddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Lick Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Norris City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Springerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Spillertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <2>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Grove.
Cemeteries Near Locust Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Grove.
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 Locust Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Isaacs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <4>
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smothers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Stilley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <4>
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
Locust Grove itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- West End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Thompsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Galatia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Attila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Rural Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Smothersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Akin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Walpole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Grove.
Newspapers Published in Locust Grove ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Grove.
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 Locust Grove:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Union County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Locust Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Locust Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |