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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 Rodgersville (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 Rodgersville. 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 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.
Rodgersville is located in Williamson 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 Williamson County: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Rodgersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rodgersville:
- Williamson County (The home county of Rodgersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Creal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Lake Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Spillertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Crainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deering City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Parrish
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Cambon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Akin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Walpole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Broughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Diamond City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Rosiclare
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Reynoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buncombe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Bender ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Big Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Eddyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Herod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Dixon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Leisure City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Golconda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Karnak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Stonefort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ledford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mitchellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Gaskins City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galatia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Lick Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Water Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Cobden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Livingston County (KY)
- Carrsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rodgersville, see our County-by-County Page for Rodgersville.
Cemeteries Near Rodgersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rodgersville.
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 Rodgersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rodgersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (550 more) ...
- Atwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Donelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Rodgersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rodgersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rodgersville, with the one closest to Rodgersville listed first.
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- New Dennison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Dennison is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dennison
- Creal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Attila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Attila is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attila
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Carrier Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McCormick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Ledford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tunnel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Mitchellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rodgersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rodgersville.
Newspapers Published in Rodgersville ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodgersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rodgersville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rodgersville.
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 Rodgersville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Williamson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Livingston 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 Rodgersville, 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' (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- Rodgersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |