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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 Millstadt (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 Millstadt. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Millstadt 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 Millstadt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millstadt:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Millstadt)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millstadt, with the one closest to Millstadt listed first.
    • New Baden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • New Memphis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Damiansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Albers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Aviston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
  • Monroe County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millstadt, with the one closest to Millstadt listed first.
    • Red Bud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ruma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie du Rocher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
      • Prairie du Rocher village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <1>
    • Houston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Tilden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Modoc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Walsh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
  • Jefferson County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millstadt, with the one closest to Millstadt listed first.
    • Flamm City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
    • Arnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Imperial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimmswick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Barnhart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pevely
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Herculaneum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Crystal City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Horine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Horine is located in Jefferson County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
    • Otto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Parkdale
      (23 miles [37 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
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
    • West Alton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <1>
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millstadt, with the one closest to Millstadt listed first.
    • Ivory
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Bella Villa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Lemay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mehlville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
    • Saint George
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Green Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Green Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
    • Mattese
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Mattese is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
    • Affton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackenzie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
      • Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Lakeshire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
  • Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Millstadt, with the one closest to Millstadt listed first.
    • Brickeys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Needmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Millstadt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millstadt.

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 Millstadt - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millstadt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Millstadt had a population of 1,186 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Millstadt had a population of 3,821 people.

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

  • Darmstadt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Darmstadt is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
  • Imbs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Floraville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
  • Smithton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillman is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
  • Gartside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
  • Millstadt Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Millstadt Junction is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt Junction
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Centreville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
  • Paderborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Paderborn is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paderborn
  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Birkner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Birkner is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner
    • Falling Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Millstadt ...

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 617 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millstadt.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Millstadt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Millstadt and those printed in the larger area surrounding Millstadt.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> of Millstadt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Millstadt:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millstadt) 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 Millstadt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.