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 Samoth (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 Samoth. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Samoth is located in Massac 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 Massac County: Johnson, Pope, Pulaski, Livingston (KY) & McCracken (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Samoth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Samoth:
- Massac County (The home county of Samoth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- New Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Metropolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Massac City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Elco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cache
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Future City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Diswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Shetlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Karbers Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- Makanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Reevesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grantsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Cypress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Burnside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Golconda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eddyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Bay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Lusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Hartsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Leisure City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hamletsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Karnak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olmsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ullin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Stonefort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Mitchellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Ledford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Gaskins City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Lick Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dongola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Water Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cobden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Creal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spillertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Bandana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- La Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Lovelaceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County (KY)
- Cunningham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- Tolu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Melber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Lowes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Carrsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Burna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Smithland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Marshall County (KY)
- Sharpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Grahamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Paducah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Paducah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Lone Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Hendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Samoth, see our County-by-County Page for Samoth.
Cemeteries Near Samoth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Samoth.
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 Samoth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Samoth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- Cagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clendenon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Massonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clymore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rentfro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wymore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
- The Morgan Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106966 <2>
- McClanahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scoggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Samoth had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Samoth, with the one closest to Samoth listed first.
- New Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Reevesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grinnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Round Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Allens Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
- Hillerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Temple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Samoth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Samoth.
Newspapers Published in Samoth ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Samoth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Samoth, 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 Samoth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Samoth:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Massac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken 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 Samoth, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Samoth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |