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 Belews Creek (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 Belews Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Belews Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Belews Creek: Belews Crk. (or less commonly used: Belews Ck. or Belews Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Belews Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Belews Creek may originally have been Belew's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Belews Creek might be written as Belew Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Belews Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belews Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Belews Creek is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Belews Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belews Creek:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Belews Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morse Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Scotsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Dittmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Hemker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Catawissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Robertsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Hensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Gray Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Labadie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Weldon Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Blackwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- French Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonne Terre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cantwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leadwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Carondelet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Saint Louis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Allenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Ranken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Fenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Yeatman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Mattese
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sunset Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Kinsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Bloomsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Lawrenceton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Rocky Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Richwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tiff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Cadet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Aptus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- French Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Potosi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Mitchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Valmeyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Chalfin Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Madonnaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Maeystown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fults
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph County (IL)
- Prairie du Rocher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- East Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Falling Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Imbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Millstadt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sauget
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Belews Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Belews Creek.
Cemeteries Near Belews Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belews Creek.
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 Belews Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belews Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liquori Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belews Creek had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belews Creek, with the one closest to Belews Creek listed first.
- Regina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Regina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Morse Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jarvis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Local
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Byrnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Silica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Oermann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Herculaneum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belews Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belews Creek.
Newspapers Published in Belews Creek ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belews Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belews Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belews Creek.
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 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 Belews Creek:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Belews Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Belews Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |