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 Pureton (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 Pureton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pureton is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Jasper, Lawrence, Wabash & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pureton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pureton:
- Richland County (The home county of Pureton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Passport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Olney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Gallagher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Wynoose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Camp Travis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sailor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ingraham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kenner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Iola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Landes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Green Brier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Hardinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Oblong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Stoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- West Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Top
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Dieterich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teutopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- La Clede
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Bogota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Sainte Marie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Willow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hidalgo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Birds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Orio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Bellmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Mount Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Rinard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cisne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Sims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pureton, see our County-by-County Page for Pureton.
Cemeteries Near Pureton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pureton.
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 Pureton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pureton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- North Freedom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village of Noble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Houser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weidner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Pureton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pureton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pureton, with the one closest to Pureton listed first.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Passport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Olney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sailor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wynoose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Ingraham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bogota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pureton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pureton.
Newspapers Published in Pureton ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pureton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pureton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pureton.
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 helpful 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 Pureton:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Crawford County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Wabash County
- Wayne 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 Pureton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pureton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |