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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 Plum Hill (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 Plum Hill. 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 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.

Plum Hill is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Plum Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Addieville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <2>
    • Okawville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
    • Oakdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
    • Stone Church
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Nashville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Venedy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • New Minden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Caspars
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
    • Posen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Washington County
    • Hoyleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarmin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
    • Ashley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
  • Bond County
    • Pierron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Damiansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Bartelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <2>
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <2>
    • Albers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <2>
    • Posey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
    • New Baden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <2>
    • Beckemeyer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
      • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <2>
    • Breese
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hoffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <2>
    • Aviston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <2>
    • Carlyle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <2>
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
  • Jackson County
    • Campbell Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Roaches
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
      • Roaches is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
    • Woodlawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Scheller
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheller
      • Scheller is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scheller <2>
    • Waltonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Emerson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
      • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
    • Marcoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
      • Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
    • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzgerrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
      • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
    • Saint Jacob
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Central City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Junction City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Walnut Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandoval
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
      • Sandoval is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <2>
    • Fairman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
    • Odin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <2>
  • Monroe County
    • Hecker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
      • Hecker is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Winkle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
    • Pinckneyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Conant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Perry County
    • Tamaroa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaroa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaroa
      • Tamaroa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaroa <2>
    • Cutler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Pyatts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
      • Pyatts is located in Perry County
    • Sunfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
      • Sunfield is located in Perry County
    • Willisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <2>
    • Saint Johns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Du Quoin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
      • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>
    • Sparta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Percy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Steeleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Blair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
    • Walsh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
    • Red Bud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Evansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Hill, with the one closest to Plum Hill listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marissa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <2>
    • Fayetteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Mascoutah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenzburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Athens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Lementon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Freeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Shiloh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
    • O'Fallon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Plum Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neunlist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neunlist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neunlist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Addieville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Addieville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Addieville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toensing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toensing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staude Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staude Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Husemann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husemann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husemann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cordes Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cordes Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cordes Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Zetsche Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zetsche Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zetsche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Damian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Damian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Damian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plum Hill had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Addieville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
    • Addieville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <2>
  • Okawville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lively Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
    • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
  • Oakdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <2>
  • Stone Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Venedy Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
  • Venedy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Johannisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
  • Caspars
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Caspars is located in Washington County
  • New Minden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
    • New Minden is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Saint Libory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Damiansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • New Memphis Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
      • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
    • Bartelso
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Plum Hill ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Plum Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plum Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Plum Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3628, Longitude: -89.5087       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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