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 Sheridan Estates (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 Sheridan Estates. 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 Sheridan Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sheridan Estates: Sheridan Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sheridan Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sheridan Estates.
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 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 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.
Sheridan Estates is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Lewis (MO) & Marion (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sheridan Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sheridan Estates:
- Adams County (The home county of Sheridan Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ewbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ursa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Mound Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Chili
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Sutter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Bowen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Baylis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- El Dara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Clark County (MO)
- Saint Patrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Weber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Argola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Argola is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Dodge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Nelsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Monroe County (MO)
- Monroe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Ashburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Frankford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Saverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Rensselaer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Shelby County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Emden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Emden is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Hunnewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Kendall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sheridan Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Sheridan Estates.
Cemeteries Near Sheridan Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheridan Estates.
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 Sheridan Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sheridan Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Melrose Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ehe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quincy National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valley of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <2>
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 Sheridan Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sheridan Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sheridan Estates, with the one closest to Sheridan Estates listed first.
- Quincy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- West Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Quincy is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
- North River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North River is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- East Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Hannibal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hannibal
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannibal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sheridan Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sheridan Estates.
Newspapers Published in Sheridan Estates ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheridan Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheridan Estates, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheridan Estates.
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 Sheridan Estates:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Hancock County
- Pike County
- Clark County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Shelby 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 Sheridan Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sheridan Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |