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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 Mount Royal (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 Mount Royal. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Royal ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Royal: Mt. Royal

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Royal. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Royal.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.

Mount Royal is located in Putnam County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Mount Royal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Crescent City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crescent City Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Como
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Welaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nashua
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Mateo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • East Palatka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Peniel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
  • Flagler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Bunnell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Korona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Korona is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korona
    • Palm Coast
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Beverly Beach is located in Flagler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Flagler Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Marineland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Astor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Kathryn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Acron is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
    • Lake Mack - Forest Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Paisley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pittman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Salt Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Orange Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort McCoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Electra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Hastings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tocoi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Crescent Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
    • Saint Augustine Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Augustine Shores is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Shores
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Royal, with the one closest to Mount Royal listed first.
    • Seville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pierson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Emporia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Barberville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Volusia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • De Leon Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomoka Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tomoka Estates is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomoka Estates
    • Ormond-by-the-Sea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ormond-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond-by-the-Sea
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • De Land Highlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • De Land Highlands is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Highlands
    • North De Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North De Land

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Royal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Royal.

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 Mount Royal - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Braddock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Seville.
  • Pomona - Lake Como Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John's Missionary Church Cemetery
  • Seville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Seville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Seville.
  • Ward Chapel AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Causey Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • The Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Satsuma Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • San Mateo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Espanola Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

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

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

  • Crescent City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Huntington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Lake Como
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Seville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Sisco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
  • Welaka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nashua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwalk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • San Mateo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yelvington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Yelvington is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
    • Pierson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Royal ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Royal.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Royal, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Royal.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mount Royal:

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>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- Mount Royal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.