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 (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. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 is located in Phelps County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Phelps County: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Pulaski & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near Royal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royal:
- Phelps County (The home county of Royal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Rosati
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rolla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Jake Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Leasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bourbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Saint Cloud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Wesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Lake Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Sligo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Howes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Boone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Japan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Strain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Elmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Champion City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Caseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beemont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
- Leslie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Redbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Bem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Lanes Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brinktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Koenig
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Freeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Linn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Berryman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royal, see our County-by-County Page for Royal.
Cemeteries Near Royal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royal.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Fuhring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scantlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Branstetter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest Perpetual Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Attebery - Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Licklider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Royal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Royal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royal, with the one closest to Royal listed first.
- Redbird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Safe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Safe is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Jake Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Leduc ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leduc is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leduc
- High Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Gate is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Gate
- Fanning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fanning is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lanes Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lois is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois
- Vichy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cleavesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cleavesville is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleavesville
- Bem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royal.
Newspapers Published in Royal ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royal, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Royal.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Phelps County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Maries County
- Osage County
- Pulaski County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Royal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |