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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 Roxana (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 Roxana. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Roxana is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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 Roxana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roxana:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Roxana)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Wood River
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
      • Wood River is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <2>
    • South Roxana
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Hartford
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rosewood Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
      • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
    • East Alton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poag
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Poag
      • From Roxana to Poag
    • Bethalto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
    • Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brooks
      • From Roxana to Brooks
    • Moro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
    • Mitchell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Edwardsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Pierron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <2>
    • Old Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Pocahontas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sorento
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Deer Plain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
      • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deer Plain
      • From Roxana to Deer Plain
    • Golden Eagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brussels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <2>
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • Aviston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <2>
    • New Baden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <2>
    • Saint Rose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Kane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
    • Rockbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
      • Rockbridge is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <2>
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Delhi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delhi
      • From Roxana to Delhi
    • Elsah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
      • Elsah is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <2>
    • Dow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chautauqua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McClusky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fidelity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Otterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jerseyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bunker Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Miles Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shipman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Piasa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Royal Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
      • Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Royal Lakes has also been known as:
      • Royal Lakes village
    • Dorchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <2>
    • Mount Clare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Sawyerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
      • Sawyerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <2>
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Benld
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe County
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
  • Montgomery County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Fairmont City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • National City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <2>
    • Washington Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Bunkum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • East Saint Louis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • French Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <2>
    • Alorton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
      • Alorton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <2>
    • Sauget
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauget have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
      • Sauget is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
    • Cahokia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Centreville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Baden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Louis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tower Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
      • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tower Grove
      • From Roxana to Tower Grove
    • Cheltenham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
      • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • University City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carondelet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Glasgow Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
      • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Spanish Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Bellefontaine Neighbors
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefontaine Neighbors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
      • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
    • Riverview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
    • Castle Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
      • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Moline Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
      • Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Black Jack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
    • Dellwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Flordell Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flordell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
      • Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jennings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
    • Calverton Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
      • Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Country Club Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
      • Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
    • Ferguson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people

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

Cemeteries Near Roxana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roxana.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Wanda Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanders Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springley Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vaughn Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Preuitt Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preuitt Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preuitt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pruett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eberhart Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhart Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberhart Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethalto UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • Milton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Alton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Alton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Short Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Wanda
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Madison County
  • Poag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
    • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Poag
    • From Roxana to Poag
  • Brooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brooks
    • From Roxana to Brooks
  • Bethalto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Edwardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Upper Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
    • Upper Alton is located in Madison County
  • Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nameoki
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stallings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
    • Stallings is located in Madison County
  • Fosterburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
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    • North Alton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
      • North Alton is located in Madison County
    • Spanish Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Carpenter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Madison County

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

Newspapers Published in Roxana ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxana.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roxana, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roxana.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Roxana:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roxana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Roxana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Roxana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8444, Longitude: -90.0645    









 

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