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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 Witt (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 Witt. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Witt is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon & Shelby.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Witt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Coalton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Nokomis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Irving
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
    • Wenonah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenonah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Hillsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
    • Schram City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schram City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Ohlman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <2>
    • Butler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
    • Coffeen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Springs
      • Taylor Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Springs <2>
    • Harvel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
      • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Bond County
    • Sorento
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <2>
    • Smithboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Pleasant Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
    • Old Ripley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Morrisonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosamond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
      • Rosamond is located in Christian County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <2>
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
    • Clarksdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Millersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Owaneco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
      • Owaneco is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <2>
    • Pana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <2>
    • Velma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Taylorville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Zenobia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Jeisyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bulpitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <2>
    • Kincaid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <2>
  • Effingham County
    • Beecher City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Bingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <2>
    • Bayle City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
      • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
    • Ramsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dressor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dressor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Hagarstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <2>
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
    • Brownstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <2>
    • Holliday
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Avena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
    • Shobonier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shobonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobonier
      • Shobonier is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shobonier <2>
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Hornsby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
    • Lake Ka-ho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ka-ho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
      • Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
      • Lake Ka-Ho village
    • Mount Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
      • Standard City is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Eagarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Girard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Benld
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • East Gillespie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gillespie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
      • East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Gillespie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Nilwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilwood
      • Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nilwood <2>
    • Mount Clare
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • New Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Douglas
      • New Douglas is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Douglas <2>
    • Williamson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
    • Commanche Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
      • Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
    • Divernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Thayer is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <2>
    • New City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Sangamon County
    • Glenarm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witt, with the one closest to Witt listed first.
    • Oconee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Herrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <2>
    • Tower Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
      • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <2>
    • Lakewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Cowden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <2>
    • Fancher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Moweaqua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
      • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Witt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Witt.

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

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

  • Witt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gooseneck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooseneck Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gooseneck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Gooseneck Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337228 <4>
  • Armentrout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armentrout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armentrout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bost Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bost Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bost Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Casey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Antioch Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Irving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
  • Ohlman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
  • Fillmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <2>
  • Coffeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <2>
  • Morrisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
    • Harvel is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
  • Raymond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bayle City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
    • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
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    • Oconee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rosamond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
      • Rosamond is located in Christian County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <2>
    • Palmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Witt ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Witt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Witt, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Witt.

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 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 Witt:

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomeryco.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Witt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Witt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Witt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2545, Longitude: -89.3492       In this case, the coordinates for Witt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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