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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 Winterrowd (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 Winterrowd. 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 hospitals 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.

Winterrowd is located in Effingham 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 Effingham County: Clay, Cumberland, Fayette, Jasper & Shelby.

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

  • Effingham County     (The home county of Winterrowd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Dieterich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Heartville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
    • Watson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • Teutopolis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Montrose is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Effingham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Funkhouser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
    • Gilmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Dexter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Green Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Creek is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Altamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Point is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Hogue Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Ingraham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sailor Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Louisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Camp Travis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Flora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kenner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Xenia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coles County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Green Brier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
    • Kibbie ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
    • Oblong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Landes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
    • Bellair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellair is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
    • Dogwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
    • Hardinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hardinville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
    • Oil Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Stoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stoy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Jewett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Walla Walla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
    • Toledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <1>
    • Greenup
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
    • Neoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <1>
    • Bradbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Timothy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
    • Johnstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Janesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Edwards County
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • La Clede
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
    • Farina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Loogootee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Saint Elmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Peter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Holliday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Avena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Bogota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bogota is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
    • Wheeler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lis is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
    • Newton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Falmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Falmouth is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • West Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Rose Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sainte Marie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Willow Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hidalgo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunt City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
    • Yale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Kinmundy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Omega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Omega is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wakefield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Passport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Dundas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Olney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <1>
    • Gallagher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Wynoose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Amity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Calhoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Claremont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Sigel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Trowbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
    • Stewardson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mode
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mode is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winterrowd, with the one closest to Winterrowd listed first.
    • Rinard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Cisne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Erie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Winterrowd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winterrowd.

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

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

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

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Headyville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Worthey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Worthy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Merry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Muddy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • German 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 Winterrowd in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winterrowd.

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

  • Eberle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eberle is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
  • Elliottstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
  • Bible Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bible Grove is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
  • Ingraham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bogota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bogota is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
  • Wheeler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hill is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Hord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hord is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
  • Dieterich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lis is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
  • Wakefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakefield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Watson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sailor Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Passport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport

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

Newspapers Published in Winterrowd ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterrowd.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winterrowd, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winterrowd.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Winterrowd:

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 Winterrowd, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winterrowd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.