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 Maryland Place (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 Maryland Place. 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 Maryland Place ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maryland Place: Maryland Pl. (or less commonly used: Maryland Plc.)
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.
Maryland Place is located in 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 Madison County: Bond, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Saint Clair, Saint Charles (MO), Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Maryland Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maryland Place:
- Madison County (The home county of Maryland Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Nameoki
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Granite City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Glen Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bond County
- Pierron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Deer Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Baden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aviston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Damiansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Elsah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Dow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fidelity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jerseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macoupin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Staunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piasa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shipman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Dorchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benld
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sawyerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Hecker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Valmeyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Fairmont City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunkum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- French Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Alorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sauget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cahokia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Jefferson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Imperial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(28 miles [45.1 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
- High Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Barnhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- West Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harvester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- 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
- Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Glasgow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Spanish Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Castle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Moline Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Country Club Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Flordell Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Beverly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Dellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maryland Place, see our County-by-County Page for Maryland Place.
Cemeteries Near Maryland Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maryland Place.
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 Maryland Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maryland Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Emmert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Krome Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (473 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Carbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Maryland Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maryland Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maryland Place, with the one closest to Maryland Place listed first.
- Nameoki
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Stallings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stallings is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Spanish Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- East Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maryland Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maryland Place.
Newspapers Published in Maryland Place ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maryland Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maryland Place, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maryland Place.
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 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 Maryland Place:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bond County
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair 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 Maryland Place, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maryland Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |