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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 Paisley Corners (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 Paisley Corners. 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 Paisley Corners ...

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 Paisley Corners: Paisley Cors.

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 hospitals and 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.

Paisley Corners is located in Bond 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 Bond County: Clinton, Fayette, Madison & Montgomery.

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

  • Bond County     (The home county of Paisley Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Reno
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Sorento
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Ripley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Smithboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pocahontas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
    • Pierron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian County
    • Morrisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Keyesport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Marydale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Marydale is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Saint Rose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
    • Boulder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
    • Aviston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Breese
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carlyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Beckemeyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Huey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Germantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bartelso
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Hagarstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayle City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Vandalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Shobonier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Ramsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dressor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
    • Brownstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Avena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Staunton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Benld
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <1>
    • Eagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornsby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Sawyerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Clare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • East Gillespie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Gillespie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • New Douglas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grantfork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Alhambra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Worden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Marine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
    • Saint Jacob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairietown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Patoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Donnellson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Panama
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffeen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Walshville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Schram City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Hillsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Irving
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Litchfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <1>
  • Saint Clair County
    • Summerfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paisley Corners, with the one closest to Paisley Corners listed first.
    • Oconee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Herrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Paisley Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paisley Corners.

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 Paisley Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Elm Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett Number Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Donneilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tisdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Dell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (403 more) ...
    • Hazel Dell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rankin Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

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

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

  • Reno
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Reno is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Donnellson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sorento
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Ripley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Coffeen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stubblefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
  • Smithboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walshville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pocahontas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dudleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dudleyville is located in Bond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mulberry Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chapman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Pleasant Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound

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

Newspapers Published in Paisley Corners ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paisley Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paisley Corners, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paisley Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Paisley Corners:

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 Paisley Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paisley Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.