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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 Reynoldsville (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 Reynoldsville. 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.

Reynoldsville is located in Union 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 Union County: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson, Cape Girardeau (MO) & Perry (MO).

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Reynoldsville)
  • Alexander County
  • Jackson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Cypress
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Buncombe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Belknap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Goreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bender ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bender is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Deer Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Point Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
  • Pulaski County
  • Williamson County
  • Ballard County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Bandana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bollinger County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Laflin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Seopus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sedgewickville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Leopold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
  • Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Mississippi County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Perry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Altenburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frohna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Brazeau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Eureka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Farrar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Biehle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Biehle is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
    • Longtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynoldsville, with the one closest to Reynoldsville listed first.
    • Scott City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Commerce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Chaffee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaffee is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <1>
    • New Hamburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <1>
    • Lambert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Caney Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • Morley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Blodgett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Haywood City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Stoddard County (MO)
    • Painton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton

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

Cemeteries Near Reynoldsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynoldsville.

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 Reynoldsville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lindsay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cummins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Zierath Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McCrite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kollehner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lange Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Minton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grieb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (387 more) ...
    • Noland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Reynoldsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reynoldsville.

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

  • McClure
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
  • Ware
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ware is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • East Cape Girardeau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Springville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Elco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cape Girardeau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oriole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Balcom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Balcom is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
  • Anna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Thebes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Thebes is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Neelys Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
    • Wetaug
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug

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

Newspapers Published in Reynoldsville ...

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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynoldsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynoldsville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynoldsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Reynoldsville:

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 Reynoldsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reynoldsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.