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 Paulton (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 Paulton. 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 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.
Paulton 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 Paulton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paulton:
- Williamson County (The home county of Paulton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Spillertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Creal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deering City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Cambon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Akin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Steel City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Zeigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Equality
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lawler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Walpole
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broughton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- Karbers Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Carbondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Dowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vergennes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Ina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Nason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Emerson City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Bonnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- New Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Reynoldsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Bender ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Du Quoin
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Leisure City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Carrier Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Galatia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonefort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ledford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cornerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Long Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Gaskins City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Lick Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cobden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- Norris City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paulton, see our County-by-County Page for Paulton.
Cemeteries Near Paulton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paulton.
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 Paulton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paulton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Murphey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Paulton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paulton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paulton, with the one closest to Paulton listed first.
- Attila
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- Crab Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- New Dennison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Locust Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Creal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carrier Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- West End
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galatia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Burnside
(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 Paulton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paulton.
Newspapers Published in Paulton ...
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 Paulton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paulton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paulton.
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 Paulton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Union County
- White 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 Paulton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |