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 Palzo (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 Palzo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Palzo is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Palzo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palzo:
- Williamson County (The home county of Palzo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Creal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Spillertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Whiteash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Crainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Herrin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deering City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Parrish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Cambon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Akin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Omaha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Walpole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Makanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- New Burnside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Reynoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Eagle Point Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Big Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- McCormick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Lusk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Karnak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Chain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Stonefort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ledford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mitchellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Galatia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Cornerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Lick Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Water Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County (KY)
- Carrsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palzo, see our County-by-County Page for Palzo.
Cemeteries Near Palzo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palzo.
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 Palzo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palzo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Donelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Palzo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palzo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palzo, with the one closest to Palzo listed first.
- Creal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Burnside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Crab Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- New Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- McCormick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Attila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Tunnel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Ledford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palzo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palzo.
Newspapers Published in Palzo ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palzo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palzo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palzo.
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 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 Palzo:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Livingston 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 Palzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palzo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |