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 Round Knob (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 Round Knob. 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 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.
Round Knob is located in Massac 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 Massac County: Johnson, Pope, Pulaski, Livingston (KY) & McCracken (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Round Knob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Round Knob:
- Massac County (The home county of Round Knob)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Big Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Metropolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Cairo Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cache
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Hodges Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Shetlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Reevesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cypress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Ozark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Burnside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Egyptian Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Golconda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamletsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eddyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Lusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Herod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Karnak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Chain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ullin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mounds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Stonefort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Carrier Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dongola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mill Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Creal Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- La Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Gage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gage is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Barlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Blandville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Wickliffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Cunningham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Tolu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dycusburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Melber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Boaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowes is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Symsonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- West Viola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Viola is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ledbetter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Carrsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Lola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Pinckneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
- Tiline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Sharpe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Gilbertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Grahamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- West Paducah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cimota City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Lone Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Hendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Round Knob, see our County-by-County Page for Round Knob.
Cemeteries Near Round Knob ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Knob.
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 Round Knob - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Round Knob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- Morse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Round Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nineveh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Aikins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Round Knob had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Round Knob, with the one closest to Round Knob listed first.
- New Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metropolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Samoth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samoth is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
- Reevesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Temple Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Grinnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Hillerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- Grahamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Allens Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Ragland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Round Knob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Knob.
Newspapers Published in Round Knob ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Knob.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Knob, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Knob.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Round Knob:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Massac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Hardin County
- Johnson County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Mississippi 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> | 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 Round Knob, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Round Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |