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 Pearl (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 Pearl. 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 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.
Old Pearl is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Old Pearl. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Pearl:
- Pike County (The home county of Old Pearl)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Pearl
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bee Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Straut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Time
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Adams County
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Brown County
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Cliffdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Belleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Kampsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Batchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Hillview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roodhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Spankey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Fieldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nutwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Jerseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Macoupin County
- Scottville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Murrayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Woodson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meredosia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluffs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Elsberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Whiteside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Foley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Argentville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Cap au Gris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Silex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Paynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sledd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Calumet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Louisiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ashburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tarrants
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Pearl, see our County-by-County Page for Old Pearl.
Cemeteries Near Old Pearl ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Pearl.
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 Pearl - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Pearl covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Hess Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kessinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Retzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweeten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Old Pearl in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Pearl.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Pearl, with the one closest to Old Pearl listed first.
- Pearl
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bee Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Straut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Cliffdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Belleview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Time
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Columbiana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Columbiana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
- Mozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Pearl. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Pearl.
Newspapers Published in Old Pearl ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Pearl.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Pearl, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Pearl.
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 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 Old Pearl:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Morgan County
- Scott County
- Lincoln County
- Pike 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> | 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 Pearl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |