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 Alandale (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 Alandale. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Alandale is located in Madison 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 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 Alandale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alandale:
- Madison County (The home county of Alandale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Godfrey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Altamont
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Melville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Belmont Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Cottage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Rosewood Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wood River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethalto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Deer Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Golden Eagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Batchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Star City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Michael
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Kane
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Rockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Elsah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Chautauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jerseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fieldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Spankey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Royal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Wilsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmont City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- East Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Caseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sauget
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bunkum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Alorton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cahokia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- French Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- West Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Portage Des Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harvester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Peters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Weldon Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Dardenne Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Florissant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Calverton Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Castle Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Dellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Glasgow Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Moline Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Berkeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alandale, see our County-by-County Page for Alandale.
Cemeteries Near Alandale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alandale.
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 Alandale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alandale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Valhalla Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alton.
- The Alton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alton National Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
- Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640635 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wendle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Espedeza Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Alandale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alandale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alandale, with the one closest to Alandale listed first.
- Godfrey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Melville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- North Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- East Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Elsah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Fosterburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alandale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alandale.
Newspapers Published in Alandale ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alandale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alandale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alandale.
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 Alandale:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Saint Clair County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Alandale, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alandale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |