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 Ballwin (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 Ballwin. 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 doctors 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.
Ballwin 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 Ballwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballwin:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Ballwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarkson Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Town and Country
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
- Peerless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Ranken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yeatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Country Life Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Country Life Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Life Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pacific
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Hemker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Moselle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 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 Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Parkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Peaceful Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- High Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Scotsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Flamm City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- 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
- Old Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Weldon Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- All Saints Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Dardenne Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- University City
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Cheltenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Carondelet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Tower Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 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 Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Dutzow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Innsbrook
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Chautauqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wartburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Mitchie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Chalfin Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- East Carondelet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Dupo
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Falling Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Sauget
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Imbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Alorton
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Fairmont City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Washington Park
(24 miles [38.6 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballwin, see our County-by-County Page for Ballwin.
Cemeteries Near Ballwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballwin.
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 Ballwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Peterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Everwine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ranken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Parkway United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212392 <2>
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Monica Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Ballwin had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ballwin had a population of 30,094 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballwin, with the one closest to Ballwin listed first.
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yeatman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ranken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Barretts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Des Peres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Peres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,724 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Stevens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Gumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballwin.
Newspapers Published in Ballwin ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballwin, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballwin.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ballwin:
- 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
- Calhoun County
- Jersey 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 Ballwin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ballwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |