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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 Saint Charles (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 Saint Charles. 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 Saint Charles ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Charles: St. Charles

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 southwest 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 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.

Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Charles County: Calhoun (IL), Jersey (IL), Madison (IL), Franklin, Lincoln, Saint Louis & Warren.

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

  • Saint Charles County     (The home county of Saint Charles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Gardnerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
      • Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
    • Harvester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Peters
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • All Saints Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
    • Cottleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
      • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <2>
    • Weldon Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
      • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <2>
    • Weldon Spring Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
      • Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • O'Fallon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
      • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <2>
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
      • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <2>
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Josephville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Port Royal ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
      • Port Royal is located in Franklin County
    • Saint Albans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Labadie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacific
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
      • Pacific is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
      • Former name for Pacific:
      • Franklin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
    • Gray Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Franklin County
    • Catawissa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Robertsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
      • Robertsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
    • Gildehouse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
      • Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Murphy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
    • Parkdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • High Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Peaceful Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
      • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Byrnes Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
      • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <2>
    • Lake Tekakwitha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
      • Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Maxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Jefferson County
    • Arnold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
    • House Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
      • House Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
    • Flamm City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamm City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
    • Scotsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Imperial
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
      • Imperial is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Old Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monroe
      • Old Monroe is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Monroe <2>
    • Chain-of-Rocks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
      • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
    • Foley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain N' Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
    • Moscow Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Elsberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
      • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <2>
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lincoln County
  • Saint Louis City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • University City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • University City is located in Saint Louis City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
    • Baden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Baden is located in Saint Louis City
    • Cheltenham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
      • Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
    • Carondelet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
      • Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
    • Saint Louis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Earth City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
      • Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <2>
    • Bridgeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
    • Champ
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champ have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
      • Champ is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Maryland Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
      • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
    • Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
      • Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Hazelwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ann <2>
    • Edmundson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmundson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
      • Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Creve Coeur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
      • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Berkeley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
      • Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
    • Breckenridge Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Hills
      • Breckenridge Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Wright City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dutzow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Innsbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Marthasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Golden Eagle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Deer Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
      • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Brussels
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
      • Brussels is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <2>
    • Batchtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchtown
      • Batchtown is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batchtown <2>
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Star City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Hardin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <2>
  • Greene County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • East Hardin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
    • Kane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
  • Jersey County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Grafton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chautauqua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
    • Elsah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
      • Elsah is located in Jersey County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <2>
    • Dow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Otterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Nutwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
      • Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
    • McClusky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
      • McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
    • Fieldon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
    • Jerseyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
      • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <2>
  • Macoupin County (IL)
    • Brighton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Macoupin County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Madison County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Melville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Altamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <2>
    • Alton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Godfrey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <2>
    • Granite City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Venice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <2>
    • Belmont Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
      • Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Nameoki
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
      • Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
    • East Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
      • East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
    • Hartford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Madison County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
  • Saint Clair County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Charles, with the one closest to Saint Charles listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • National City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <2>
    • Cahokia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
      • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
    • East Carondelet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carondelet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carondelet
      • East Carondelet is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carondelet <2>
    • East Saint Louis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sauget
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauget have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
      • Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
    • Fairmont City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Dupo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
      • Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <2>
    • Falling Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
      • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Washington Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Alorton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
      • Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <2>
    • Centreville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Charles ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Charles.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Saint Charles. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Saint Charles and those printed in the larger area surrounding Saint Charles.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of Saint Charles.

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 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 Saint Charles:

Cemeteries Near Saint Charles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Charles.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Borromeo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borromeo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borromeo Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
  • Macker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Macker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106701 <6>
  • Cottleville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottleville Cemetery
  • St. John UCC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John UCC Cemetery
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
  • Fee Fee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fee Fee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fee Fee Cemetery
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    • Pitman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitman Cemetery
    • Christville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christville Cemetery
    • Cresswell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Charles had a population of 6,161 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saint Charles had a population of 71,761 people.

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

  • Gardnerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
    • Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Harvester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
    • Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
  • Saint Peters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vigus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
    • Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
  • Bridgeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
  • Cottleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
    • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <2>
  • Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Golden Eagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fernridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
    • Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Pattonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
    • Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
  • Weldon Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
    • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Gumbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
      • Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
    • Creve Coeur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
      • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
    • Deer Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
      • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)

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

The official website for Saint Charles: www.stcharlescity.com/

The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Saint Charles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7866, Longitude: -90.5329    
<6>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.
<7>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 Saint Charles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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