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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Beckett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Beckett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Beckett, please Contact Us.
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 Beckett (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 Beckett. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Beckett is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Charles 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 Charles County: Calhoun (IL), Jersey (IL), Madison (IL), Franklin, Lincoln, Saint Louis & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Beckett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beckett:
- Saint Charles County (The home county of Beckett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Portage Des Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harvester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Fallon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Weldon Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Argentville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Elsberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Moscow Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- Annada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Baden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Earth City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Florissant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Champ
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Calverton Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Edmundson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Vigus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Berkeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Dellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Ferguson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Deer Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brussels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Batchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Michael
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kampsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Kane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Hardin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Woody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eldred
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Walkerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Wrights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chautauqua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Dow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Fieldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Nutwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Jerseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Fidelity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Shipman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- East Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Cottage Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wood River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethalto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- East Saint Louis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cahokia
(28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
- Sauget
(28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
- East Carondelet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alorton
(30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
- Bunkum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Beckett, see our County-by-County Page for Beckett.
Cemeteries Near Beckett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckett.
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 Beckett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beckett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Barweis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edsall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elsah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newbern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Cresswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Macker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Beckett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beckett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beckett, with the one closest to Beckett listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elsah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Black Walnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Portage Des Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Otterville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Golden Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Brussels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elm Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- McClusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Meppen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
- Conrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beckett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beckett.
Newspapers Published in Beckett ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beckett, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beckett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Beckett:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Beckett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Beckett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |