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 Allenton (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 Allenton. 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 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.
Allenton is located in Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Allenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allenton:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Allenton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Yeatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Ballwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Pacific
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- 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>
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Robertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Moselle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Gildehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Lonedell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Peaceful Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Byrnes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- House Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dittmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Oermann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Chain-of-Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Old Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Defiance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Schluersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Melle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Peters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- O'Fallon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- University City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Carondelet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Dutzow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Marthasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Innsbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Wright City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Treloar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Richwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Mitchie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Madonnaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Chalfin Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Wartburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- East Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- Cahokia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- Falling Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Sauget
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <1>
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Imbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- National City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- East Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allenton, see our County-by-County Page for Allenton.
Cemeteries Near Allenton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allenton.
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 Allenton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pacific Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ranken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Allenton had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allenton, with the one closest to Allenton listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Glencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- 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>
- Yeatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Fox Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Byrnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Albans
(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 Allenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allenton.
Newspapers Published in Allenton ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allenton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allenton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allenton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Allenton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Calhoun County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Allenton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |