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 Royal Lake Resort (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 Royal Lake Resort. 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 Royal Lake Resort ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Royal Lake Resort: Royal Lk. Resort
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Royal Lake Resort. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Royal Lake Resort.
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 northwest 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 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.
Royal Lake Resort is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Bond, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Saint Clair & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Royal Lake Resort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royal Lake Resort:
- Clinton County (The home county of Royal Lake Resort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Carlyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beckemeyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Posey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Bartelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Breese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Saint Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Albers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Pierron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smithboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Mulberry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Shobonier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Jefferson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Roaches
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Texico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Idlewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Marcoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Scheller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Jacob
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grantfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Marine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alhambra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- 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
- Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Odin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patoka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cartter
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Winkle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Tamaroa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Coulterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Libory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mascoutah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lenzburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lementon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- New Minden
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okawville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy
(17 miles [27.4 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royal Lake Resort, see our County-by-County Page for Royal Lake Resort.
Cemeteries Near Royal Lake Resort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royal Lake Resort.
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 Royal Lake Resort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royal Lake Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Locey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ira Maddux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Posey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Cecilia's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckemeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matsler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ammons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Royal Lake Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Royal Lake Resort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royal Lake Resort, with the one closest to Royal Lake Resort listed first.
- Posey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Carlyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bartelso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Breese
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Minden
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shattuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Okawville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boulder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Aviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royal Lake Resort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royal Lake Resort.
Newspapers Published in Royal Lake Resort ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal Lake Resort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royal Lake Resort, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Royal Lake Resort.
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 Royal Lake Resort:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bond County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Perry County
- Randolph 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 Royal Lake Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royal Lake Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |