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 Reddish (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 Reddish. 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 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.
Reddish is located in Jersey 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 Jersey County: Calhoun, Greene, Macoupin, Madison & Saint Charles (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Reddish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reddish:
- Jersey County (The home county of Reddish)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Spankey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Nutwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McClusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Elsah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fidelity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Michael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kampsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brussels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Cliffdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Golden Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- East Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Woody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Eldred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Kane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Belltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Hillview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Medora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Piasa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Challacombe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Miles Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shipman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hagaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Godfrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Bee Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Straut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Time
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cap au Gris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Elsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Old Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Chain-of-Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Moscow Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Whiteside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Annada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Sledd
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calumet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Gardnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- O'Fallon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Josephville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- All Saints Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Lake Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wentzville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Earth City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Champ
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Florissant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Hazelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Maryland Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Berkeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Calverton Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Dellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Edmundson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Ferguson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reddish, see our County-by-County Page for Reddish.
Cemeteries Near Reddish ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reddish.
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 Reddish - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reddish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plummer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reddish - Dunham Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reddish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rusk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hetzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Houseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Busch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heitzig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Reddish in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reddish.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reddish, with the one closest to Reddish listed first.
- Hardin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spankey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Fieldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Batchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Meppen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Woody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Columbiana ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbiana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reddish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reddish.
Newspapers Published in Reddish ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reddish.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reddish, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reddish.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Reddish:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jersey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Pike County
- Scott County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis 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 Reddish, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reddish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |