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 Stoy (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 Stoy. 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 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.
Stoy is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Clark, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Knox (IN) & Sullivan (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Stoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoy:
- Crawford County (The home county of Stoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Oil Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oblong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Hardinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- New Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Duncanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Villas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Green Brier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Landes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Hogue Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oak Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- West Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Snyder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Casey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clark Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oilfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Cleone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Clay County
- Ingraham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Greenup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Union Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Effingham County
- Dieterich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Hunt City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sainte Marie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hidalgo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Lis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Birds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Billett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Francisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Passport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Noble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Parkersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County
- Orio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Knox County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Oaktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Busseron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Bruceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vincennes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freelandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Beal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Merom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Gambill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Farmersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Vigo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Prairie Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoy, see our County-by-County Page for Stoy.
Cemeteries Near Stoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoy.
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 Stoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Prier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oblong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prior Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hardinville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Duncanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minnick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Stoy had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stoy had a population of 120 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoy, with the one closest to Stoy listed first.
- Oblong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hardinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- New Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Villas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Duncanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Landes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sainte Marie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoy.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stoy ...
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 Stoy.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stoy. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stoy and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stoy.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Stoy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stoy:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- Effingham County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Knox County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo 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 Stoy, 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- Stoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |