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 Fairmont City (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 Fairmont City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fairmont City is primarily located in Saint Clair County. A portion of Fairmont City extends into Madison 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 Saint Clair County: Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Fairmont City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairmont City:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Fairmont City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Washington Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- East Saint Louis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunkum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- French Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Sauget
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bond County
- Pierron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Deer Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- New Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aviston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Albers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Damiansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Saint Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Elsah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Delhi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Staunton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Granite City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Nameoki
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Glen Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Hecker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valmeyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Maeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- Red Bud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- Venedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jefferson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
- Flamm City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Imperial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Barnhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Otto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Byrnes Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portage Des Sioux
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harvester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cottleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Tower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Carondelet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- University City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Glasgow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Flordell Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Pine Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Castle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Country Club Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Moline Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Beverly Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Northwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairmont City, see our County-by-County Page for Fairmont City.
Cemeteries Near Fairmont City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmont City.
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 Fairmont City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairmont City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery
- St. John United Church of Christ Old Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107901 <2>
- St. Johns UCC Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kampmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Clair Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Clair Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fairview Heights.
- The St. Clair Memorial Park has also been known as:
- French Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107853 <2>
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fairmont City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairmont City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmont City, with the one closest to Fairmont City listed first.
- East Saint Louis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- French Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nameoki
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Stallings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stallings is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ogles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
- Birkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birkner is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairmont City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmont City.
Newspapers Published in Fairmont City ...
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 610 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmont City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmont City, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairmont City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fairmont City:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bond County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Washington County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont City) 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 Fairmont City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |