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 Talley Ferry (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 Talley Ferry. 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 doctors and 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.
Talley Ferry is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Hamilton, Hardin, Saline, White, Posey (IN) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Talley Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talley Ferry:
- Gallatin County (The home county of Talley Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Equality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Broughton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Shetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- New Burnside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Herod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Leisure City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Lusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Eddyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golconda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Dixon Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Muddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Gaskins City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Texas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Maunie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Hovey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Caldwell County (KY)
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Tolu
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Sheridan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Crayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Smith Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Carrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Burna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Pinckneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Dekoven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Grangertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Sullivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Breckinridge Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Blackford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
- Free Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Lisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Talley Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Talley Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Talley Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talley Ferry.
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 Talley Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talley Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Angleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kanady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Leamington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Talley Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talley Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talley Ferry, with the one closest to Talley Ferry listed first.
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Sparks Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Leamington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Karbers Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Lawler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Blackburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Dekoven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Henshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Equality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Peters Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talley Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talley Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Talley Ferry ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talley Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talley Ferry, 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 Talley Ferry.
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 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 Talley Ferry:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Gallatin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Caldwell County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Livingston County
- Union County
- Webster 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 Talley Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Talley Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |