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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 Frogtown (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 Frogtown. 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 Frogtown ...

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.

Another variation: Frog Town.

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

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Frogtown is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Frogtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Addieville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Okawville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • New Minden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Venedy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Nashville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Hoyleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Caspars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Posen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Irvington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Richview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Pierron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Bartelso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Damiansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Albers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Posey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • New Memphis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Beckemeyer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Breese
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carlyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Baden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoffman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Aviston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Huey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Roaches
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Roaches is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
    • Jefferson City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Woodlawn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Scheller
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dix is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <1>
    • Waltonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marcoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Highland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Jacob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Marine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Collinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Central City
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Junction City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Junction City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Sandoval
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fairman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Odin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <1>
    • Patoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe County
    • Hecker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Winkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
    • Pinckneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tamaroa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Conant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Conant is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Cutler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunfield is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tilden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Percy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Blair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frogtown, with the one closest to Frogtown listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mascoutah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Marissa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Lenzburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lementon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • New Athens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • O'Fallon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg

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

Cemeteries Near Frogtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frogtown.

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 Frogtown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Zetsche Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Staude Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Toensing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Okawville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Neunlist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Addieville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lively Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Husemann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinyon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Okawville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Addieville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plum Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
  • New Minden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Minden is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Bartelso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Venedy Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • Venedy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Germantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Damiansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Johannisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johannisburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannisburg
  • Stone Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Posey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • New Memphis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Memphis Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station

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

Newspapers Published in Frogtown ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frogtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frogtown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frogtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Frogtown:

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>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 Frogtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.