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 Sainte Marie (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 Sainte Marie. 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.
Name Variations for Sainte Marie ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Saint Marie.
- A typical abbreviation for Sainte Marie: Ste. Marie
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sainte Marie. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sainte Marie.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Sainte Marie is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Lawrence & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Sainte Marie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sainte Marie:
- Jasper County (The home county of Sainte Marie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Willow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Hunt City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hidalgo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Hogue Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Oak Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Casey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Ingraham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sailor Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Green Brier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Oblong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Hardinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Oil Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Stoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Walla Walla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenup
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Timothy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Toledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Bradbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bennington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- West Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Dieterich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Teutopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Dundas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Passport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Noble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Parkersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wynoose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Orio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Wayne County
- Mount Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Merom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- New Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sainte Marie, see our County-by-County Page for Sainte Marie.
Cemeteries Near Sainte Marie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sainte Marie.
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 Sainte Marie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sainte Marie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Ste. Marie City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ste. Valentine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dark Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Old St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sainte Marie had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sainte Marie had a population of 234 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sainte Marie, with the one closest to Sainte Marie listed first.
- Willow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rafetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Dundas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Landes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Oblong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Hardinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Stoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sainte Marie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sainte Marie.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sainte Marie ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sainte Marie.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sainte Marie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sainte Marie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sainte Marie.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Sainte Marie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sainte Marie:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Sullivan 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 Sainte Marie, 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- Sainte Marie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |