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 Maplewood Park (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 Maplewood Park. 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 Maplewood Park ...
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.
Another variation: Maple Wood Park.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maplewood Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood Park.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair 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 Maplewood Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood Park:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Maplewood Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Cahokia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sauget
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Alorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Dupo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- East Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Fairmont City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Washington Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Deer Plain
(30 miles [48.3 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 Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- New Baden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aviston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Damiansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Elsah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Venice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nameoki
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Maryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Hecker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Maeystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Randolph County
- Red Bud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin County (MO)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Jefferson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Imperial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Barnhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Otto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Byrnes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pevely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <1>
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- West Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cottleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- All Saints Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Tower Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Ivory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lemay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Bella Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Mackenzie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Wilbur Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Richmond Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,775 people
- Wydown Skinker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wydown Skinker is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wydown Skinker
- Affton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Marlborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlborough is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood Park, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood Park.
Cemeteries Near Maplewood Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood Park.
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 Maplewood Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bohnemeier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concordia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261610 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kleinschmidt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Maplewood Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood Park, with the one closest to Maplewood Park listed first.
- Cahokia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tillman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Falling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- East Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Imbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- East Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Ivory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ogles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
- Venice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood Park.
Newspapers Published in Maplewood Park ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood Park.
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 Maplewood Park:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Franklin 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> | 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 Maplewood Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplewood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |