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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Royston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Royston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Royston, please Contact Us.

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 Royston (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 Royston. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Royston is historic, it would have been located within present day Silver Bow County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Silver Bow County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Jefferson & Madison.

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

  • Silver Bow County     (The home county of Royston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Royston, with the one closest to Royston listed first.
    • Moose Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
    • Divide
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Janney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
    • Melrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte - Silver Bow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
    • Williamsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Butte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
    • Walkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ramsay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairmont Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
      • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Gregson Hot Springs
      • Gregson Springs
      • Gregson
  • Beaverhead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Royston, with the one closest to Royston listed first.
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wise River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lion City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
    • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Royston, with the one closest to Royston listed first.
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
    • French Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Mine Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Royston, with the one closest to Royston listed first.
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
    • Pipestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Whitehall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Elk Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Royston, with the one closest to Royston listed first.
    • Silver Star
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Bridges
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mammoth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mammoth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Jefferson Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
    • Pony ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Royston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royston.

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 Royston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <3>
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnai Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <3>
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <3>
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <3>
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bird Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Bridges Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Woodin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
  • Divide
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Feely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
  • Silver Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Highview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Highview is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Buxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Dewey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dewey is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Rocker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
  • Twin Bridges
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pipestone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • East Butte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
    • Burlington ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington

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

Newspapers Published in Royston ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royston, 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 Royston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Royston:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Royston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.