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 Bushburg (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 Bushburg. 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 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.
Bushburg 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 Bushburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bushburg:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Bushburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Pevely
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barnhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herculaneum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Imperial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kimmswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mapaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Flamm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Hemker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Pacific
(23 miles [37 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 <1>
- Catawissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Labadie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- French Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Blackwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Settletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cantwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Carondelet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- University City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Mattese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mehlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Sappington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Ivory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lakeshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Lemay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Saint George
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Affton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Brickeys
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Kinsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Clement ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Bloomsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Zell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Sainte Genevieve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Offenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Tiff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Richwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Theabeau Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Cadet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- French Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Venice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Valmeyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Monroe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Chalfin Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Wartburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Maeystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fults
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Red Bud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher
(21 miles [33.8 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 <1>
- Ruma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Dupo
(17 miles [27.4 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 <1>
- East Carondelet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Millstadt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Cahokia
(21 miles [33.8 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 <1>
- Smithton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Sauget
(22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
- Alorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Gartside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Belleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bushburg, see our County-by-County Page for Bushburg.
Cemeteries Near Bushburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bushburg.
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 Bushburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bushburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Harrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liquori Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bushburg had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bushburg, with the one closest to Bushburg listed first.
- Pevely
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harrisonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Herculaneum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silica
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Crystal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jarvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Wickes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Antonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Madonnaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Seckman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bushburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bushburg.
Newspapers Published in Bushburg ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bushburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bushburg, 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 Bushburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bushburg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 Bushburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bushburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |