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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 New Athens (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 New Athens. 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.

New Athens is located in Saint Clair County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).

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

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of New Athens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Lementon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lementon
      • From New Athens to Lementon
    • Lenzburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayetteville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Freeburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smithton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>
    • Marissa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Libory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mascoutah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Belleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Millstadt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt
      • Millstadt is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millstadt <2>
    • Shiloh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
    • Swansea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • New Memphis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <2>
    • New Baden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <2>
    • Damiansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <2>
    • Trenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • Germantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <2>
    • Aviston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <2>
    • Bartelso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Breese
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
      • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <2>
    • Saint Rose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Jacob
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Maryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <2>
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Venice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <2>
    • Pontoon Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
      • Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <2>
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Carbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
      • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <2>
    • Sebastopol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sebastopol
      • From New Athens to Sebastopol
    • Granite City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Hecker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
      • Hecker is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
    • Burksville Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Burksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Wartburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wartburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wartburg
      • From New Athens to Wartburg
    • Renault
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Columbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Madonnaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Maeystown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fults
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
      • Fults is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
    • Monroe City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Winkle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkle
      • From New Athens to Winkle
    • Cutler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <2>
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Bud
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Houston
      • From New Athens to Houston
    • Tilden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
    • Preston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
    • Ruma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Evansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
    • Walsh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sparta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Modoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Caspars
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caspars
      • From New Athens to Caspars
    • Clarmin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Venedy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Elkton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Okawville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
    • Addieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <2>
    • Nashville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Minden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Posen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Washington County
  • Jefferson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Flamm City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamm City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Kimmswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmswick
      • Kimmswick is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmswick <2>
    • Arnold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
    • Imperial
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
      • Imperial is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
    • Barnhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
      • Barnhart is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnhart <2>
    • Crystal City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
      • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
    • Herculaneum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
      • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <2>
    • Maxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maxville
      • From New Athens to Maxville
    • Pevely
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
      • Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <2>
    • Festus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Horine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
      • Horine is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Carondelet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Louis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tower Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheltenham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
      • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Ivory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Oakville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From New Athens to Oakville
    • Bella Villa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bella Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
      • Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Lemay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
      • Lemay is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Mattese
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
      • Mattese is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Mehlville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mehlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
      • Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
    • Green Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
      • Green Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
    • Wilbur Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilbur Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
      • Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Affton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Lakeshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
      • Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
  • Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Athens, with the one closest to New Athens listed first.
    • Brickeys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
      • Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clement
      • From New Athens to Clement
    • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
      • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <2>
    • Needmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarry Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quarry Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
      • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Quarry Town has also been known as:
      • Quarrytown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quarry Town
      • From New Athens to Quarry Town
    • Bloomsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
      • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <2>
    • Marlo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
      • Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marlo
      • From New Athens to Marlo
    • Zell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near New Athens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Athens.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Ahlheim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahlheim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahlheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lively Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agatha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agatha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Athens City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Athens City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Athens City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tammora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tammora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tammora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Koch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meng Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meng Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meng Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wedekind Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wedekind Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wedekind Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spitz - Bilgere Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spitz - Bilgere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spitz - Bilgere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Schneider Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schneider Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schneider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Irwin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Darmstatter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darmstatter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darmstatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Athens had a population of 624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Athens had a population of 1,865 people.

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

  • Lementon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lementon
    • From New Athens to Lementon
  • Lenzburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Hecker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
    • Hecker is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
  • Freeburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marissa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>
  • Red Bud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Libory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Paderborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paderborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
    • Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
  • Floraville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
    • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wilderman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
      • Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
    • Caspars
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caspars
      • From New Athens to Caspars
    • Rentchler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentchler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
      • Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County

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

Newspapers Published in New Athens ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Athens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Athens, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Athens.

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 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 New Athens:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Athens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 New Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- New Athens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3223, Longitude: -89.8753    









 

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