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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 Stone Church (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 Stone Church. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Stone Church is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Stone Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Church:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Stone Church)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church, with the one closest to Stone Church listed first.
    • Venedy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Caspars
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caspars
      • From Stone Church to Caspars
    • Elkton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Okawville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Addieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <3>
    • Oakdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
    • Clarmin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Posen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Washington County
    • Hoyleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ashley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <3>
    • Radom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <3>
  • Bond County
    • Pierron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <3>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church, with the one closest to Stone Church listed first.
    • New Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <3>
    • Damiansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Albers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <3>
    • New Baden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <3>
    • Germantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
    • Bartelso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
    • Breese
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Aviston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <3>
    • Posey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
      • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <3>
    • Carlyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
      • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <3>
    • Hoffman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <3>
  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Church, with the one closest to Stone Church listed first.
    • Roaches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Scheller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheller
      • Scheller is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scheller <3>
  • Madison County
  • Marion County
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Central City
      • From Stone Church to Central City
  • Monroe County
  • Perry County
  • Randolph County
  • Saint Clair County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone Church, see our County-by-County Page for Stone Church.

Cemeteries Near Stone Church ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Church.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone Church, with the one closest to Stone Church listed first.

  • St. Damian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Damian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Damian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinyon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Husemann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husemann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husemann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrymans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrymans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrymans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neunlist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neunlist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neunlist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (410 more) ...
    • Toensing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toensing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Dale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Staude Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staude Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stone Church had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone Church, with the one closest to Stone Church listed first.

  • Johannisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
  • Venedy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Lively Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
    • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
  • Caspars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Caspars is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caspars
    • From Stone Church to Caspars
  • Saint Libory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plum Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
    • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
  • Venedy Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
  • New Memphis Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
  • Okawville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
  • Addieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
    • Addieville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <3>
  • Marissa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • New Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <3>
    • Fayetteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Tilden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone Church.

Newspapers Published in Stone Church ...

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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Church.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Church, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Church.

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 Stone Church:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone Church. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Stone Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Stone Church) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stone Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3503, Longitude: -89.6255    









 

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