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 Belgique (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 Belgique. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Belgique is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.
Below are the counties that are near Belgique. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belgique:
- Perry County (The home county of Belgique)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- McBride
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Lithium
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Brazeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Silver Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Biehle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Frohna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Patton Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Old Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Friedheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pocahontas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Saint Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quarry Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Ozora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Minnith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Sainte Genevieve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- River aux Vases
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Clearwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Zell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Coffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- New Offenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Degognia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Campbell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ava
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
- Gorham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Tower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murphysboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vergennes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallidayboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- De Soto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe County (IL)
- Renault
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Willisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Conant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Pyatts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Winkle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Pinckneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Shiloh Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Dozaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- New Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Steeleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- Marissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marissa is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
- Union County (IL)
- Wolf Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (IL)
- Clarmin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belgique, see our County-by-County Page for Belgique.
Cemeteries Near Belgique ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belgique.
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 Belgique - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belgique covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Nativity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hindman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tindall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fulford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Belgique had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belgique, with the one closest to Belgique listed first.
- Sereno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Point Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Crosstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Grand Eddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Brewer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Degognia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Welge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belgique. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belgique.
Newspapers Published in Belgique ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belgique.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belgique, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belgique.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Belgique:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Union County
- Washington 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> | 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 Belgique, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Belgique) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |