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 Neunert (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 Neunert. 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 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.
Neunert is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Union, Williamson & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Neunert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neunert:
- Jackson County (The home county of Neunert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Jacob
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Tower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Degognia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- McClure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Willisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pyatts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Conant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pinckneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Winkle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Leanderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Welge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Percy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steeleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Kaskaskia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- New Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alto Pass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Dutch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Lick Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Blairsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Carterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Crainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Bollinger County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Old Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Shawneetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Friedheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Millersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burfordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Frohna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Farrar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- McBride
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sereno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Biehle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Lithium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Saint Mary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Quarry Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Ozora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neunert, see our County-by-County Page for Neunert.
Cemeteries Near Neunert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neunert.
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 Neunert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neunert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Neunert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodbread Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brazeau Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Bower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Neunert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neunert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neunert, with the one closest to Neunert listed first.
- Seventysix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Wittenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Tower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Grand Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Degognia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Crosstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neunert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neunert.
Newspapers Published in Neunert ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neunert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neunert, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neunert.
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 Neunert:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Sainte Genevieve 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 Neunert, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Neunert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |