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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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 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)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Breckenridge Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breckenridge Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
- Saint Ann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Charlack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,353 people
- Saint John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,319 people
- Edmundson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Champ
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Ladue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ladue is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,614 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creve Coeur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Maryland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- 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)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Gray Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Robertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- High Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Flamm City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Byrnes Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- House Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Otto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- 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)
- Cap au Gris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Chain-of-Rocks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- 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)
- Gardnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Weldon Spring Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Portage Des Sioux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Fallon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Baden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Tower Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Chautauqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Delhi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jerseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ascalon, with the one closest to Ascalon listed first.
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- 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)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Venice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Brooks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pontoon Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Melville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Valmeyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- 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)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- East Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Fairmont City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Dupo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Washington Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Alorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- 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.
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.
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 Ascalon - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Fee Fee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Monica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Washington Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 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)
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Creve Coeur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Olivette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Kinloch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wellston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
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.
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]<4>. 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 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
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin 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 Ascalon, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ascalon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |