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 Maunie (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 Maunie. 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 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.
Maunie is located in White 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 White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Maunie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maunie:
- White County (The home county of Maunie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Emma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Carmi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Stokes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Grayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Ellery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Top
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Bone Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Old Shawneetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Bungay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Broughton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McLeansboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Walpole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Piopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Belle Prairie City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Texas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Wasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Keensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Golden Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barnhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Mounts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haubstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Savah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Solitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hovey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Hepburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Caborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Barrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Kasson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Cypress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Darmstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Inglefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stacer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- McCutchanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Smith Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Corydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Raleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Hitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maunie, see our County-by-County Page for Maunie.
Cemeteries Near Maunie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maunie.
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 Maunie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maunie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Absher Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Ferry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McFadden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seals Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bowling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Maunie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maunie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maunie, with the one closest to Maunie listed first.
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Emma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Phillipstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Carmi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Solitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maunie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maunie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maunie ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maunie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maunie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maunie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maunie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Maunie.
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 Maunie:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Gibson County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Henderson County
- Union 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> | 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 Maunie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maunie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |