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 North Dupo (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 North Dupo. 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 North Dupo ...
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 North Dupo: N. Dupo
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 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.
North Dupo 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 North Dupo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Dupo:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of North Dupo)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Cahokia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Dupo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sauget
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Saint Louis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- French Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- New Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jersey County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Elsah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Venice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nameoki
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Maryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Hecker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maeystown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Red Bud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Franklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <1>
- Jefferson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Imperial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Barnhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 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
- High Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Pevely
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Byrnes Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- West Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Weldon Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- 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
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 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
- Tower Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- 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
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Bella Villa
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Ivory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lemay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Wilbur Park
(5 miles [8 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
- Mackenzie
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Mehlville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Affton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Green Park
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Lakeshire
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Dupo, see our County-by-County Page for North Dupo.
Cemeteries Near North Dupo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Dupo.
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 North Dupo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Dupo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bohnemeier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find North Dupo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Dupo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Dupo, with the one closest to North Dupo listed first.
- Falling Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Carondelet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Tillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tillman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Imbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Ivory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Jefferson Barracks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Barracks is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Barracks
- Saint Louis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millstadt Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millstadt Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Saint Louis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Dupo. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Dupo.
Newspapers Published in North Dupo ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Dupo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Dupo, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Dupo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 North Dupo:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 North Dupo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- North Dupo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |