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 Bel-Nor (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 Bel-Nor. 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.
Bel-Nor 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 Bel-Nor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bel-Nor:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Bel-Nor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Bellerive Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellerive Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Former name for Bellerive Acres:
- Bellerive
- Bel-Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bel-Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Greendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Beverly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Glen Echo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Echo Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Northwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
- Cool Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Norwood Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Norwood Court is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Court
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Hanley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hanley Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Charlack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charlack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,353 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pacific
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Maxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- High Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Byrnes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- House Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- West Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
- O'Fallon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- University City
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Deer Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(23 miles [37 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
- Jerseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fieldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nutwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Pontoon Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valmeyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Sauget
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
- East Carondelet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alorton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Dupo
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bel-Nor, see our County-by-County Page for Bel-Nor.
Cemeteries Near Bel-Nor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bel-Nor.
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 Bel-Nor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bel-Nor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chinese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
While we didn't find Bel-Nor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bel-Nor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bel-Nor, with the one closest to Bel-Nor listed first.
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Wellston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Kinloch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Ferguson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Olivette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gratiot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Pattonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bel-Nor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bel-Nor.
Newspapers Published in Bel-Nor ...
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 592 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bel-Nor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bel-Nor, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bel-Nor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bel-Nor:
- 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 Bel-Nor, 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- Bel-Nor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |