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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 Steeleville (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 Steeleville. 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 doctors 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.

Steeleville is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Saint Clair, Washington, Perry (MO) & Sainte Genevieve (MO).

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Steeleville)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • Mulkeytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkeytown
      • Mulkeytown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulkeytown <1>
    • Royalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
      • Royalton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalton <1>
  • Jackson County
  • Monroe County
  • Perry County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • Marissa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenzburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Libory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Athens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Lementon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lementon
      • From Steeleville to Lementon
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • Clarmin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Caspars
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caspars
      • From Steeleville to Caspars
    • Elkton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Stone Church
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Posen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Washington County
    • Venedy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Nashville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Addieville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <1>
    • Du Bois
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Du Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Okawville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • Bush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
      • Bush is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Hurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Hurst is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
  • Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Perry County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • McBride
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lithium
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Sereno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Perryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brazeau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Longtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Longtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
      • Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Longtown
      • From Steeleville to Longtown
    • Frohna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frohna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Altenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
      • Altenburg is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <1>
    • Uniontown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Silver Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steeleville, with the one closest to Steeleville listed first.
    • Saint Mary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <1>
    • Quarry Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quarry Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
      • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Quarry Town has also been known as:
      • Quarrytown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quarry Town
      • From Steeleville to Quarry Town
    • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
      • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <1>
    • Ozora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
      • Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marlo
      • From Steeleville to Marlo
    • Minnith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
      • Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minnith
      • From Steeleville to Minnith
    • River aux Vases
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Zell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
      • Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clement
      • From Steeleville to Clement
    • Bloomsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
      • Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <1>
    • Brickeys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Steeleville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steeleville.

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 Steeleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steeleville City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cutler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (294 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Steeleville had a population of 401 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Steeleville had a population of 1,890 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Steeleville ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steeleville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Steeleville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Steeleville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Steeleville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Steeleville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Steeleville:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Steeleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steeleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steeleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0071, Longitude: -89.6586    









 

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