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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Calvey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Calvey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Calvey, please Contact Us.
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 Calvey (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 Calvey. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Calvey is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Calvey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Calvey:
- Franklin County (The home county of Calvey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Hemker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Lonedell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luebbering
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Hensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Gray Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pacific
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Villa Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- West Sullivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bourbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Grubville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Dittmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Lake Tekakwitha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Scotsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Byrnes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
- New Melle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Harvester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Blackwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Ballwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Dutzow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Marthasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Treloar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Richwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Aptus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mud Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Old Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Tiff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Cadet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- French Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Potosi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Mitchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Valmeyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Chalfin Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Madonnaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Calvey, see our County-by-County Page for Calvey.
Cemeteries Near Calvey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Calvey.
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 Calvey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Calvey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Finney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Good Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Calvey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Calvey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Calvey, with the one closest to Calvey listed first.
- Hemker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Lonedell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grubville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Luebbering
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Local
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Byrnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Villa Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Gray Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Calvey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calvey.
Newspapers Published in Calvey ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Calvey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Calvey, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Calvey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Calvey:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Calvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Calvey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |