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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 Nipper Corner (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 Nipper Corner. 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 Nipper Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Nipper Corner: Nipper Cor. (or less commonly used: Nipper Crn.)

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 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.

Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Franklin, Gallatin, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, White & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Nipper Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nipper Corner:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Nipper Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • McLeansboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Broughton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walpole
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Walpole is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Bungay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bungay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
    • Piopolis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
    • Macedonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Belle Prairie City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Lovilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
  • Edwards County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Akin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Thompsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Frisco is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Taylor Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
    • Parrish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Parrish is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Hanaford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Smothersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
    • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
    • Ewing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Steel City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Steel City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
    • Whittington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Omaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elba is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • New Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Inman is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Equality
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lawler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawler is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawneetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowlesville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
    • Old Shawneetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Belle Rive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Opdyke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Markham City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
    • Ina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
    • Bonnie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlow is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Nason
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nason is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nason <1>
    • Pigeon ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Summersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Dareville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dareville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
    • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Texas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Texas City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
    • Cornerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornerville is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
    • Long Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Branch is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Saline City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Saline City is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Eldorado
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Raleigh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Galatia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wasson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wasson is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
    • Red Bud ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Red Bud is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
    • Muddy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Buena Vista is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Barnhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boyleston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Sims
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wayne City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Keenes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Golden Gate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Geff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Enfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stokes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Stokes is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Springerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Roland is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Carmi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Herald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Shoals
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Emma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crossville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Maunie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Hartford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartford is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Corinth is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnston City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stiritz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stiritz is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
    • Spillertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Whiteash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteash is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
  • Posey County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nipper Corner, with the one closest to Nipper Corner listed first.
    • Savah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
    • New Harmony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hovey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey

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

Cemeteries Near Nipper Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nipper Corner.

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 Nipper Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Digby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hutson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Brush Harbor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Presley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Munsell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prince Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arterberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Barker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Nipper Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nipper Corner.

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

  • Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hoodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
  • McLeansboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Logansport ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Logansport is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Thackeray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
  • Olga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Olga is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Broughton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sacramento
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sacramento is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Braden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Braden is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
  • Walpole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walpole is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Norris City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Enfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Flint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Gossett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gossett is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett
    • Stokes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Stokes is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

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

Newspapers Published in Nipper Corner ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nipper Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nipper Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nipper Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Nipper Corner:

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 Nipper Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nipper Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.