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 Springer Station (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 Springer Station. 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 Springer Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Springer Station: Springer Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springer Station is located in White 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 White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Springer Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springer Station:
- White County (The home county of Springer Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Springerton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Carmi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norris City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Emma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Ellery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Browns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bone Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Akin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Whittington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Omaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Ridgway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Equality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Bungay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- McLeansboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Piopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Diamond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Broughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lovilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walpole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Belle Rive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Markham City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bluford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Shields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Bonnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <1>
- Marion County
- Hickory Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Richland County
- Wynoose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Texas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Cornerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Galatia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Wasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Muddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Bellmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Golden Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Keenes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cisne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mount Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Savah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Oliver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hovey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Hepburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Poseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bufkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springer Station, see our County-by-County Page for Springer Station.
Cemeteries Near Springer Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springer Station.
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 Springer Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springer Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Springerton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hammack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kitty Sweeten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McLntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Arterberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Springer Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springer Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springer Station, with the one closest to Springer Station listed first.
- Springerton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mill Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thackeray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thackeray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackeray
- Logansport ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logansport is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Burnt Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sacramento is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- McLeansboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Carmi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Mayberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Hoodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springer Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springer Station.
Newspapers Published in Springer Station ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springer Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springer Station, 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 Springer Station.
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 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 Springer Station:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- Posey 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 Springer Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springer Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |