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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 Wanda (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 Wanda. 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 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.

Wanda is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Bond, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Saint Clair, Saint Charles (MO), Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Wanda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Roxana
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • South Roxana
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Wood River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
      • Wood River is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <1>
    • Poag
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Edwardsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Alton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
      • East Alton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
    • Rosewood Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
      • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
    • Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Bethalto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
    • Mitchell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Madison County
    • Glen Carbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
      • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <1>
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Pierron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Old Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sorento
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Bond County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Deer Plain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
      • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
    • Golden Eagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Brussels
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <1>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Aviston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • New Baden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Saint Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
    • Albers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Greene County
    • Kane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <1>
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Delhi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
    • Elsah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
      • Elsah is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <1>
    • Chautauqua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
    • Dow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McClusky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
      • McClusky is located in Jersey County
    • Fidelity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fidelity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
      • Fidelity is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fidelity <1>
    • Grafton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerseyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
      • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <1>
    • Otterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Brighton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bunker Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <1>
    • Staunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <1>
    • Piasa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Royal Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
      • Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Royal Lakes has also been known as:
      • Royal Lakes village
    • Shipman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Benld
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <1>
    • Mount Clare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Sawyerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
      • Sawyerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <1>
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Monroe County
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Walshville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Washington Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Bunkum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
      • Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
    • Brooklyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • National City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <1>
    • East Saint Louis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <1>
    • French Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
      • French Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Alorton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
      • Alorton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
    • Petersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Centreville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
    • O'Fallon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • West Alton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <1>
    • Portage Des Sioux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gardnerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
      • Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Saint Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Harvester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Peters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Baden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Saint Louis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheltenham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
      • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • University City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
    • Carondelet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
      • Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wanda, with the one closest to Wanda listed first.
    • Glasgow Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
      • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Spanish Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Bellefontaine Neighbors
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefontaine Neighbors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
      • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
    • Riverview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
    • Castle Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
      • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Moline Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
      • Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Black Jack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
    • Dellwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Country Club Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
      • Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
    • Ferguson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
    • Flordell Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flordell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
      • Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jennings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
    • Calverton Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
      • Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people

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

Newspapers Published in Wanda ...

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 592 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wanda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wanda, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wanda.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wanda:

Cemeteries Near Wanda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wanda.

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 Wanda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sanders Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Family Cemetery
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
  • Wanda Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanda Cemetery
  • Springley Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springley Family Cemetery
  • Vaughn Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Preuitt Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preuitt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preuitt Family Cemetery
  • Pruett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
  • Montgomery Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Family Cemetery
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
  • Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (493 more) ...
    • Valley View Gardens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Gardens Cemetery
    • Wolf Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Family Cemetery
    • Lusk Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lusk Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lusk Family Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wanda had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Poag
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
    • Poag is located in Madison County
  • Brooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Madison County
  • Edwardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Madison County
  • Bethalto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <1>
  • Stallings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
    • Stallings is located in Madison County
  • Nameoki
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
    • Nameoki is located in Madison County
  • Carpenter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Upper Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
    • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
  • Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
  • Fosterburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fruit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
      • Fruit is located in Madison County
    • Dorsey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <1>
    • Spanish Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)

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

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Wanda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wanda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8345, Longitude: -90.0387       In this case, the coordinates for Wanda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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 Wanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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