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 Mill Shoals (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 Mill Shoals. 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 Mill Shoals ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Shoals: Mill Shls.
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.
Mill Shoals is primarily located in White County. A portion of Mill Shoals extends into Wayne 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 Mill Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Shoals:
- White County (The home county of Mill Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Burnt Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carmi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stokes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Grayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norris City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Phillipstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Herald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maunie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Camp Travis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kenner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Ellery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- West Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Frisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Akin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Omaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Bungay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Belle Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- McLeansboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Dahlgren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Broughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Belle Rive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Markham City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Shields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Marlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Opdyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Bonnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Hickory Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Wynoose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Gallagher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Texas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Cornerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Saline City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Bellmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Barnhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Golden Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Wayne City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keenes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cisne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Savah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Solitude
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Poseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Shoals.
Cemeteries Near Mill Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Shoals.
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 Mill Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atteberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springerton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kitty Sweeten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mill Shoals had a population of 221 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mill Shoals had a population of 193 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Shoals, with the one closest to Mill Shoals listed first.
- Springerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Merriam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thackeray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
- Logansport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Piopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Shoals.
Newspapers Published in Mill Shoals ...
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 Mill Shoals.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Shoals, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Shoals.
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 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 Mill Shoals:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Posey 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 Mill Shoals, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |