Welcome to Fitzgerrell ...
So far, we found very little information about Fitzgerrell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fitzgerrell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fitzgerrell, please Contact Us.
Fitzgerrell would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
The location of Fitzgerrell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitzgerrell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fitzgerrell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fitzgerrell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Fitzgerrell would have been located in the (618) area code.
Communities near Fitzgerrell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fitzgerrell.
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
- West Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
- Du Quoin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <5>
- Ina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
- Sesser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
- Sesser is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <5>
- Zeigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Zeigler is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <5>
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Royalton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <5>
- Elkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Elkville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkville <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fitzgerrell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitzgerrell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fitzgerrell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitzgerrell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitzgerrell. See our Newspapers Page for Fitzgerrell.
Adding Fitzgerrell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fitzgerrell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fitzgerrell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fitzgerrell post office opened in 1874.
We also found Fitzgerrell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitzgerrell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fitzgerrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fitzgerrell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |