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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 Memphis Station (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 Memphis Station. 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.

Name Variations for New Memphis Station ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for New Memphis Station: New Memphis Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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 Memphis Station is located in Clinton 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 Memphis Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Memphis Station:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of New Memphis Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • New Memphis
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Damiansville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • New Baden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Albers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aviston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bartelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Breese
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Rose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Beckemeyer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Posey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Carlyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Pierron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Ripley
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Jacob
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Collinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Maryville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Pontoon Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alhambra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Junction City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Hecker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burksville Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Burksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wartburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Winkle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
    • Conant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Conant is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Cutler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pinckneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Tilden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Red Bud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Walsh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Blair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Ruma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruma is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Evansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Percy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mascoutah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 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>
    • Freeburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lementon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Lenzburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Marissa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
    • New Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • O'Fallon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis Station, with the one closest to New Memphis Station listed first.
    • Venedy
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stone Church
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Caspars
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Addieville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • New Minden
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Oakdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoyleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Posen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Ashley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Saint Louis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near New Memphis Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Memphis Station.

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 Memphis Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harpstrite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrymans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Andress Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Baden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (421 more) ...
    • Bopp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, New Memphis Station had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • New Memphis
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Venedy Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • Venedy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Damiansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • New Baden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Johannisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
  • Saint Libory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mascoutah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stone Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Okawville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Trenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caspars
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Germantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in New Memphis Station ...

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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Memphis Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Memphis Station, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Memphis Station.

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 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 Memphis Station:

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 Memphis Station, 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 from Point A (ie- New Memphis Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.