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 Springville (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 Springville. 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 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.
Springville is located in Union 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 Union County: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson, Cape Girardeau (MO) & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Springville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springville:
- Union County (The home county of Springville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Dutch Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Dongola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Cobden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Wolf Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Alto Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Elco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tamms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- East Cape Girardeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thebes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Cache
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Cairo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Makanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Tower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Egyptian Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Wartrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Simpson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Grand Chain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Karnak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Lake Crest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Carterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Cambria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Creal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Energy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Bandana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Barlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- La Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliffe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kevil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Ragland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Cape Girardeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leemon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Pocahontas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Shawneetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Burfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Altenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Brazeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Scott County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Commerce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Caney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Blodgett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Morley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Oran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
- Diehlstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springville, see our County-by-County Page for Springville.
Cemeteries Near Springville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springville.
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 Springville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Kollehner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mission Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grieb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- American Legion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anna City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cummins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCrite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Provo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Springville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springville, with the one closest to Springville listed first.
- Mill Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Balcom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dongola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wetaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetaug is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetaug
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Egypt Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springville.
Newspapers Published in Springville ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springville.
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 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 Springville:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pulaski County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- McCracken County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Mississippi County
- Perry County
- Scott 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 Springville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |