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 Berlin (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 Berlin. 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 and doctors 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.
New Berlin is located in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near New Berlin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Berlin:
- Sangamon County (The home county of New Berlin)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Pasfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Loami
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Leland Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Lowder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Old Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Newmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Burlingame
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Virginia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jules
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Chandlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arenzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagener
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Bluff Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Zenobia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Tovey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bulpitt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jeisyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kincaid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bolivia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Roodhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Cornland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Modesto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Virden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nilwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hettick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Standard City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Carlinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Hagaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Kilbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Menard County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Tallula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Croft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Farmersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prentice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Literberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Murrayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Berlin, see our County-by-County Page for New Berlin.
Cemeteries Near New Berlin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Berlin.
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 Berlin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Berlin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foutch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodgerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Staley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campbell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Loami.
- The Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Campbell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517683 <2>
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 Berlin had a population of 494 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Berlin had a population of 1,329 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Berlin, with the one closest to New Berlin listed first.
- Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Loami
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pasfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradfordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Berlin. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Berlin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Berlin ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Berlin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Berlin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Berlin and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Berlin.
- 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 Berlin.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Berlin:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Sangamon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Macoupin County
- Mason County
- Menard County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Scott 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Berlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |