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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 Tuckers Corners (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 Tuckers Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Tuckers Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Tuckers Corners: Tuckers Cors.
- While the name of this community is Tuckers Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Tuckers Corners may originally have been Tucker's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tuckers Corners might be written as Tucker Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tuckers Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tuckers Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Franklin, Gallatin, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, White & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Tuckers Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tuckers Corners:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Tuckers Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- McLeansboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Piopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Dahlgren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Bungay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Akin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Hanaford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Deering City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whittington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Equality
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Inman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shawneetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Belle Rive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <2>
- Opdyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nason
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Markham City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Dareville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Emerson City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Marcoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Summersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Johnson County
- New Burnside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Herod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- McCormick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Cornerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Galatia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Texas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Muddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keenes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wayne City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Norris City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Roland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Springerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Herald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carmi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maunie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Whiteash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Freeman Spur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <2>
- Spillertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Energy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creal Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tuckers Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Tuckers Corners.
Cemeteries Near Tuckers Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuckers Corners.
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 Tuckers Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tuckers Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Cartwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knights Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Presley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lampley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Digby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McFarland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Tuckers Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tuckers Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tuckers Corners, with the one closest to Tuckers Corners listed first.
- Olga
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Olga is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Braden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Braden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Rural Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- McLeansboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Akin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galatia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tuckers Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tuckers Corners.
Newspapers Published in Tuckers Corners ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuckers Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tuckers Corners, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tuckers Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Tuckers Corners:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tuckers Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tuckers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |