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 Conrad (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 Conrad. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Conrad is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Greene, Jersey, Pike, Lincoln (MO), Pike (MO) & Saint Charles (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Conrad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conrad:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Conrad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Brussels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Batchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Michael
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kampsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- East Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Kane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Woody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Eldred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nutwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Chautauqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Dow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Spankey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Jerseyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Fidelity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Melville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Godfrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- East Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cottage Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Granite City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Saint Clair County
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Franklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Labadie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (MO)
- Murphy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Moscow Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elsberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Annada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Sledd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Saint Peters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- O'Fallon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Josephville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Cottleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harvester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- University City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Baden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Cheltenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Earth City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Vigus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Hazelwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Gumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edmundson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Fernridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Florissant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Warren County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Wright City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Innsbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dutzow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Conrad, see our County-by-County Page for Conrad.
Cemeteries Near Conrad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conrad.
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 Conrad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conrad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Hetzer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minesinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Assumption Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sisters of the Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sage Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Conrad had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conrad, with the one closest to Conrad listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brussels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Deer Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Meppen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Batchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brevator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- Old Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
- Saint Peters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gardnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Chain-of-Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conrad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conrad.
Newspapers Published in Conrad ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conrad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conrad, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conrad.
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 helpful 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 Conrad:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Saint Clair County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Conrad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Conrad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |