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 Carlyle (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 Carlyle. 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 Carlyle ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Carlyle was referred to as Carlyle Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carlyle. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlyle.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 doctors 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.
Carlyle is located in Clinton County and is the County Seat.
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 Clinton County: Bond, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Saint Clair & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Carlyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carlyle:
- Clinton County (The home county of Carlyle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Beckemeyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Bartelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Breese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boulder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Keyesport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Albers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Pierron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Reno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Sorento
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Shobonier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Roaches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Texico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grantfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Saint Jacob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alhambra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fruit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sandoval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Fairman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cartter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Kell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bannister
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Donnellson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Summerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mascoutah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Libory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- O'Fallon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- New Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Hoyleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Okawville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carlyle, see our County-by-County Page for Carlyle.
Cemeteries Near Carlyle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carlyle.
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 Carlyle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carlyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Carlyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beckemeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yingst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Matsler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Rudolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ira Maddux Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carlyle had a population of 1,784 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carlyle had a population of 3,148 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carlyle, with the one closest to Carlyle listed first.
- Huey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Posey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Bartelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Breese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shattuc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boulder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Keyesport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Saint Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Beaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tamalco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
- New Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Aviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carlyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlyle.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carlyle ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlyle.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carlyle. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carlyle and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carlyle.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Carlyle.
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 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 Carlyle:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bond County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Clair County
- Washington 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 Carlyle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carlyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |