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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 Marcoe (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 Marcoe. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Marcoe is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Franklin, Hamilton, Marion, Perry, Washington & Wayne.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Marcoe)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.
    • Centralia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoffman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Posey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Huey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.
    • Sesser
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Whittington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ewing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Frisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rend City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rend City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
    • Benton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Valier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • West City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Buckner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • North City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.
    • Dahlgren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lovilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Piopolis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • McLeansboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Bungay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.
    • Kell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cartter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Union Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Central City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Junction City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Bannister
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Odin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sandoval
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Iuka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Perry County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.
    • Ashley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Radom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <1>
    • Richview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Du Bois
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Baldwin Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
    • Irvington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wamac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoyleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Posen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Nashville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • New Minden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Addieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
  • Williamson County

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

Cemeteries Near Marcoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marcoe.

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 Marcoe - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.

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 Marcoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marcoe.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marcoe, with the one closest to Marcoe listed first.

  • Drivers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Drivers is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roaches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
  • Spring Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Opdyke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Boyd is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Marlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Belle Rive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ashley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Radom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <1>
    • Ewing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Marcoe ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marcoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marcoe, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marcoe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Marcoe:

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 Marcoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marcoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.