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 Black Walnut (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 Black Walnut. 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 and hospitals 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.
Black Walnut is located in 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 Black Walnut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Walnut:
Saint Charles County (The home county of Black Walnut)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Portage Des Sioux (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
West Alton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Gardnerville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Saint Charles (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Harvester (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Saint Peters (14 miles [22.5 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)
Weldon Spring (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
O'Fallon (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Saint Paul (19 miles [30.6 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
Dardenne Prairie (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Franklin County
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Port Royal ‑ Historic(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Port Royal is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal Saint Albans (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Jefferson County
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Murphy (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Murphy is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Parkdale (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Parkdale is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
High Ridge (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Peaceful Village (29 miles [46.7 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
Arnold (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Maxville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Maxville is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville Lincoln County
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Cap au Gris (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris Old Monroe (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Winfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Foley (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Chain-of-Rocks (23 miles [37 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 (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Argentville is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville Fountain N' Lakes (26 miles [41.8 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 Moscow Mills (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Elsberry (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Saint Louis City
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Baden (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Baden is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden University City (14 miles [22.5 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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Tower Grove (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Saint Louis (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Carondelet (22 miles [35.4 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 Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Florissant (6 miles [9.7 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
Bridgeton (7 miles [11.3 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
Hazelwood (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Black Jack (7 miles [11.3 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
Berkeley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
Calverton Park (8 miles [12.9 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
Earth City (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Edmundson (9 miles [14.5 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
Kinloch (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
Dellwood (9 miles [14.5 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 (9 miles [14.5 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
Champ (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Champ is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
Calhoun County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Deer Plain (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain Golden Eagle (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Brussels (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Batchtown (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Gilead (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Hardin (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Star City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Michael (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Hamburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Greene County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Kane (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
East Hardin (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin Mid City ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Mid City is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City Woody (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Woody is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Rockbridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Carrollton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Eldred (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Jersey County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Elsah (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Chautauqua (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Grafton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Dow (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
McClusky (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky Otterville (12 miles [19.3 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
Delhi (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Jerseyville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Fieldon (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Nutwood (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood Fidelity (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Spankey (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey Macoupin County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Brighton (16 miles [25.7 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 (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Medora (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Shipman (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Bunker Hill (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Summerville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Summerville is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Challacombe (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Challacombe is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe 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)
Dorchester (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Dorchester is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
Wilsonville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Madison County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Melville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Melville is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Altamont (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Alton (10 miles [16.1 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 <1>
Godfrey (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Belmont Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village East Alton (14 miles [22.5 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
Hartford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Rosewood Heights (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights Wood River (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Cottage Hills (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Cottage Hills is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills Brooks (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Brooks is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Granite City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Monroe County (IL)
Columbia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Saint Clair County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Brooklyn (18 miles [29 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 (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
East Saint Louis (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Fairmont City (21 miles [33.8 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
Sauget (22 miles [35.4 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>
Washington Park (22 miles [35.4 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 (23 miles [37 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>
East Carondelet (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Alorton (24 miles [38.6 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>
Bunkum (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum Caseyville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Centreville (24 miles [38.6 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 Black Walnut, see our County-by-County Page for Black Walnut .
Cemeteries Near Black Walnut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Walnut.
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 Black Walnut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Walnut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
St. Francis Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Barweis Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Florissant . The Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery has also been known as:
Spanish Land Grant Park Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433491 <2>
Cold Water Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Sacred Heart Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
St. Michaels Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Wendle Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Elsah Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Borromeo Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Emmaus Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
St. Mary's Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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Immaculate Conception Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Scenic Hill Cemetery (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Black Walnut had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Walnut, with the one closest to Black Walnut listed first.
Portage Des Sioux (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Cross Keys (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys Elsah (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Florissant (6 miles [9.7 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
Elm Point (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point Bridgeton (7 miles [11.3 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
Grafton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Melville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Melville is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Gardnerville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Pattonville (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville Kinloch (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
Ferguson (9 miles [14.5 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
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North Alton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
North Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton Newbern (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Deer Plain (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Walnut. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Walnut .
Newspapers Published in Black Walnut ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Walnut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Walnut, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Black Walnut.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Black Walnut:
Websites specific to Missouri Pages specific to Saint Charles County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Franklin County Jefferson County Lincoln County Saint Louis City Saint Louis County Calhoun County Greene County Jersey County Macoupin County Madison County Monroe County Saint Clair County Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Walnut. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Saint Charles County: https://www.sccmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Black Walnut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Black Walnut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.