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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sudduth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sudduth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sudduth, please Contact Us.

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 Sudduth (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 Sudduth. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sudduth is historic, it would have been located within present day Sangamon 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 Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

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

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Sudduth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Loami
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Curran
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Pasfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • New Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chatham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Jerome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Leland Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Auburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne Place
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Old Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Burlingame
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Newmansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Virginia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandlerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jules
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jules is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Zenobia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Tovey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <2>
    • Bulpitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Edinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kincaid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jeisyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bolivia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Sharpsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Langleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Langleyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
    • Grove City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Morrisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Cornland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Virden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Girard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nilwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Scottville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Hettick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlinville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Comer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Comer is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Hagaman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Tallula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Croft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Oakford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • White Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Farmersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waggoner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Harvel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shop Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sudduth, with the one closest to Sudduth listed first.
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Prentice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Pisgah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Arnold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • South Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Literberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Murrayville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sudduth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sudduth.

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 Sudduth - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Staley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Campbell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Loami.
    • The Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Campbell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517683 <4>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (350 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Sudduth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sudduth.

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

  • Loami
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bates is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
  • Curran
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Curran is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • New Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pasfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Woodside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richland is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cotton Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
    • Bradfordton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sudduth ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sudduth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sudduth, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sudduth.

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 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 Sudduth:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sudduth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sudduth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.