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 Dennison (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 Dennison. 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 Dennison is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline & Union.
Below are the counties that are near New Dennison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Dennison:
- Williamson County (The home county of New Dennison)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spillertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Lake Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Johnston City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- West Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Deering City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cambon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Parrish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Royalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Equality
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Walpole
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Broughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vergennes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Egyptian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- New Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Bender ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Big Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Perry County
- Du Quoin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- McCormick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Eddyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Dixon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Herod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Karnak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Stonefort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ledford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Galatia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Gaskins City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Muddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Lick Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cobden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dongola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Dennison, see our County-by-County Page for New Dennison.
Cemeteries Near New Dennison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Dennison.
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 Dennison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Dennison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caplinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Koonce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Donelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Dennison had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Dennison, with the one closest to New Dennison listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- New Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Goreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sandburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Dennison. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Dennison.
Newspapers Published in New Dennison ...
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 Dennison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Dennison, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Dennison.
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 Dennison:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Dennison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Dennison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |