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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 Memphis (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. 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 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 Memphis 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Memphis:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of New Memphis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Damiansville
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Albers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aviston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Breese
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Rose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • 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)
    • Hoffman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Pierron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Old Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 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, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Jacob
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Pontoon Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alhambra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis 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, with the one closest to New Memphis 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Winkle
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Tilden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Baldwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Red Bud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Walsh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Ruma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruma is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Blair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Evansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Mascoutah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Libory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Summerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (9 miles [14.5 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
    • Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 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)
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 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>
    • O'Fallon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lementon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Petersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Lenzburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Athens
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Belleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Memphis, with the one closest to New Memphis listed first.
    • Venedy
      (5 miles [8 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 southeast)
    • Stone Church
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Caspars
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Addieville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Oakdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoyleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Posen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Richview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Saint Louis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near New Memphis ...

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

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harpstrite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Baden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bopp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Andress Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrymans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (425 more) ...
    • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Memphis had a population of 134 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • New Memphis Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
  • Damiansville
    (3 miles [4.8 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Venedy Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • Venedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Johannisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
  • Mascoutah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Okawville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Libory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fayetteville
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Stone Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Summerfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Germantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aviston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in New Memphis ...

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

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Memphis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Memphis.

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 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:

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, 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 Memphis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.