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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 Baden (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 Baden. 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 southwest 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

New Baden is primarily located in Clinton County. A portion of New Baden extends into Saint Clair 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 Clinton County: Bond, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Saint Clair & Washington.

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of New Baden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Albers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New Memphis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Damiansville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Trenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Aviston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Breese
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Beckemeyer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Carlyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Posey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Marydale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marydale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Pierron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Saint Jacob
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sebastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Marine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Glen Carbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Edwardsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontoon Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Alhambra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Hecker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Burksville Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
    • Burksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
  • Perry County
    • Winkle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Tilden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Red Bud
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascoutah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Saint Libory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • O'Fallon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Fayetteville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Freeburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lementon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Belleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Swansea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Venedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Okawville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Addieville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Caspars
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • New Minden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Clarmin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Nashville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoyleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Posen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Baldwin Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Saint Louis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Carondelet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
    • Tower Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Baden, with the one closest to New Baden listed first.
    • Glasgow Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
    • Riverview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
    • Ivory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory

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

Cemeteries Near New Baden ...

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

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 New Baden - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Baden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harpstrite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fike Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Padfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wittmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (442 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 New Baden had a population of 187 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Baden had a population of 3,205 people.

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

  • New Memphis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Damiansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Summerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mascoutah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Memphis Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
  • Trenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Aviston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Venedy Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • Germantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Morgan is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Morgan
  • Rentchler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Johannisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
    • Venedy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Okawville
      (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 New Baden. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Baden.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Baden ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Baden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Baden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Baden and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Baden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of New Baden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Baden:

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 New Baden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Baden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.