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 Pyramid (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 Pyramid. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pyramid is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Pyramid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pyramid:
- Washington County (The home county of Pyramid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoyleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Posen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- New Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Addieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Posey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Huey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bartelso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carlyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beckemeyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breese
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Damiansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Boulder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Albers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Sesser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rend City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Valier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mulkeytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Christopher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- West City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Hamilton County
- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Dowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scheller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Idlewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Dareville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Emerson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Nason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sandoval
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Fairman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Hickory Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Patoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Pinckneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winkle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Saint Johns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Du Quoin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Conant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Cutler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Coulterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Percy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Saint Libory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pyramid, see our County-by-County Page for Pyramid.
Cemeteries Near Pyramid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pyramid.
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 Pyramid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pyramid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Topping Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaucoup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Grand Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pyramid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pyramid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pyramid, with the one closest to Pyramid listed first.
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Radom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Nashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Drivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Addieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hoffman
(14 miles [22.5 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 Pyramid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pyramid.
Newspapers Published in Pyramid ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pyramid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pyramid, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pyramid.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pyramid:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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 Pyramid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pyramid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |