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 Old Du Quoin (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 Old Du Quoin. 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 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.
Old Du Quoin is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Randolph & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Old Du Quoin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Du Quoin:
- Perry County (The home county of Old Du Quoin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Du Quoin
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Pyatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Tamaroa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Winkle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Cutler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Mulkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Christopher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sesser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rend City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Cambon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Lovilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Dowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphysboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ava
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Campbell Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gorham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Emerson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Scheller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nason
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waltonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dareville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Ina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Roaches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Eagle Point Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Percy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Steeleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coulterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Welge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline County
- Cornerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Alto Pass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Du Bois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Radom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Posen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Colp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Dewmaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stiritz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Crainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Du Quoin, see our County-by-County Page for Old Du Quoin.
Cemeteries Near Old Du Quoin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Du Quoin.
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 Old Du Quoin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Du Quoin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vancil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haggard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Old Du Quoin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Du Quoin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Du Quoin, with the one closest to Old Du Quoin listed first.
- Mulkeytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Du Quoin
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Saint Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Elkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Christopher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vergennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Pyatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Tamaroa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Plumfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Du Quoin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Du Quoin.
Newspapers Published in Old Du Quoin ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Du Quoin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Du Quoin, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Du Quoin.
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 Old Du Quoin:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Washington County
- Williamson 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 Old Du Quoin, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Du Quoin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |