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 Ascalon (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 Ascalon. 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 northwest 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 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.
Ascalon is located in Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Ascalon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ascalon:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Ascalon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Overland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Breckenridge Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Hills
- Breckenridge Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
- Saint Ann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ann <2>
- Charlack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Saint John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,319 people
- Sycamore Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Edmundson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Champ
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Ladue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladue
- Ladue is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,614 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivette
- Olivette is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivette <2>
- Creve Coeur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Maryland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Saint Albans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
- Pacific
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
- Gray Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Summit
- Gray Summit is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Summit <2>
- Labadie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labadie
- Labadie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Labadie <2>
- Catawissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
- Catawissa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <2>
- Boles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Robertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
- Villa Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Ridge <2>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Parkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - High Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Ridge <2>
- Peaceful Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
- Maxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Flamm City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flamm City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Byrnes Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
- Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <2>
- House Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
- House Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
- Imperial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
- Kimmswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmswick
- Kimmswick is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmswick <2>
- Scotsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Old Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monroe
- Old Monroe is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Monroe <2>
- Chain-of-Rocks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Foley is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <2>
- Fountain N' Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain N' Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <2>
- Gardnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Harvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvester
- Harvester is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvester <2>
- Saint Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
- Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <2>
- Cottleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
- Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <2>
- Weldon Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
- Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <2>
- All Saints Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Weldon Spring Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Portage Des Sioux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Des Sioux
- Portage Des Sioux is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage Des Sioux <2>
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- West Alton is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <2>
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
- Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <2>
- O'Fallon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <2>
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <2>
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Deer Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Golden Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Eagle
- Golden Eagle is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Eagle <2>
- Brussels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
- Brussels is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <2>
- Batchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchtown
- Batchtown is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batchtown <2>
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Elsah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
- Elsah is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <2>
- Chautauqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <2>
- Dow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow
- Dow is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow <2>
- McClusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Otterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Delhi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Fieldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldon
- Fieldon is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldon <2>
- Jerseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
- Jerseyville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <2>
- Macoupin County (IL)
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
- Brighton
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Granite City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
- Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <2>
- Venice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Venice is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <2>
- Nameoki
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Brooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Pontoon Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
- Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <2>
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <2>
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <2>
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
- Valmeyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
- Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <2>
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - National City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
- National City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <2>
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
- East Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carondelet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carondelet
- East Carondelet is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carondelet <2>
- East Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
- East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <2>
- Sauget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauget have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
- Fairmont City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Dupo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <2>
- Falling Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Washington Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Alorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <2>
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ascalon, see our County-by-County Page for Ascalon.
Newspapers Published in Ascalon ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ascalon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ascalon, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ascalon.
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 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 Ascalon:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Lincoln County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Charles County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Louis City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Calhoun County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jersey County
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- Jump to Family Search
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- Macoupin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
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- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Saint Louis County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Saint Louis County
Cemeteries Near Ascalon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ascalon.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ascalon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Fee Fee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fee Fee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fee Fee Cemetery
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiram Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiram Park Cemetery
- St. Monica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Monica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Monica Cemetery
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962766 <6>
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #330080 <6>
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nai Amoona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Amoona Cemetery
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #157725 <6>
- Chinese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Hebrew Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30586 <6>
- Continue List (387 more) ...
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- Washington Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Park Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazelwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31342 <6>
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
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.<7>
While we didn't find Ascalon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ascalon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Pattonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pattonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Creve Coeur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivette
- Olivette is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivette <2>
- Vigus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Kinloch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <2>
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wellston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ascalon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ascalon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ascalon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ascalon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ascalon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7009, Longitude: -90.4096 In this case, the coordinates for Ascalon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ascalon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |