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 Center (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 Center. 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 Center ...
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.
Another variation: Royal Centre.
- A typical abbreviation for Royal Center: Royal Ctr. (or less commonly used: Royal Cen., Royal Cent. or Royal Cntr.)
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 and 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.
Royal Center is located in Cass County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Carroll, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Pulaski & White.
Below are the counties that are near Royal Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royal Center:
- Cass County (The home county of Royal Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Lucerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Leases Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Lake Cicott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Dunkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clymers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Twelve Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Hoover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- New Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Deacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Onward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Walton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Burrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yeoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Deer Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Flora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delphi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bringhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Cutler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Ockley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- Geetingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Grass Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Kewanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Delong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Disko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Shanghai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Kosciusko County
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Culver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Culver is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Burr Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Argos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Macy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Denver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Miami
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Loree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Thornhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Beardstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Francesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Medaryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Ora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ora is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Aldine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aldine is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine
- Bass Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bass Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Ober
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ober is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
- North Judson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Knox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Pierre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Americus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Stockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Richvalley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Roann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Burnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Headlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Idaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Indiana Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalmers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royal Center, see our County-by-County Page for Royal Center.
Cemeteries Near Royal Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royal Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royal Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Royal Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Victor Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnettsville Cemetery
- Winegardner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84810 <2>
- Harper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- East Sand Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Royal Center had a population of 527 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Royal Center had a population of 828 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royal Center, with the one closest to Royal Center listed first.
- Thornhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Lucerne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Grass Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Burnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Headlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Metea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Metea is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metea
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Idaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Logansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clymers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kewanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lockport is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royal Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royal Center.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Royal Center ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal Center.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Royal Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Royal Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Royal Center.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Royal Center.
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 Royal Center:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Howard County
- Kosciusko County
- Marshall County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Starke County
- Tippecanoe County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |