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 Canton (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 Canton. 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 doctors and 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 Canton is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near New Canton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Canton:
- Pike County (The home county of New Canton)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- El Dara
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Baylis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Pike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Shepherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Plainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Fall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Marblehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Kellerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ewbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Gilbirds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Hersman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Mound Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Belleview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Bluffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Audrain County (MO)
- Vandalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Hannibal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Helton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Dodge City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Louisiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calumet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Curryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Cyrene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ashley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- New Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Eolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Saverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Canton, see our County-by-County Page for New Canton.
Cemeteries Near New Canton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Canton.
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 Canton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Canton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Shearer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brewster - Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Canton had a population of 424 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Canton had a population of 338 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Canton, with the one closest to New Canton listed first.
- Shinn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn
- El Dara
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinderhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Busch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busch is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Saverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Atlas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hartford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Salt River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salt River is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Summer Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Canton. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Canton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Canton ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Canton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Canton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Canton and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Canton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of New Canton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Canton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Calhoun County
- Scott County
- Audrain County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Canton, 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' (or 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 Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |