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 Cedar Hill Lakes (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 Cedar Hill Lakes. 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 Cedar Hill Lakes ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Hill Lakes: Cedar Hill Lks.
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 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.
Cedar Hill Lakes 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 Cedar Hill Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hill Lakes:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Cedar Hill Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dittmer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morse Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Oermann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Scotsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Grubville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Byrnes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Crawford County
- West Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Hemker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Catawissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Lonedell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific
(11 miles [17.7 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 <1>
- Hensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Moselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Gray Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Labadie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Weldon Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(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
- Cottleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Melle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Blackwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Settletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- French Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Carondelet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(29 miles [46.7 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 County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeatman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Ranken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Kinsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Village of Three Creeks
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Dutzow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marthasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Richwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Theabeau Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Tiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Old Mines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Aptus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Cadet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- French Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mineral Point
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 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 Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Mitchie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Valmeyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Chalfin Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Madonnaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Maeystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Fults
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- East Carondelet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(27 miles [43.5 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>
- Falling Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hill Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hill Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hill Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Hill Lakes.
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 Cedar Hill Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Skullens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodcock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Elmwood Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
While we didn't find Cedar Hill Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Hill Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill Lakes, with the one closest to Cedar Hill Lakes listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oermann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Morse Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Regina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Regina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Local
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Byrnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Belews Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Hemker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Grubville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- House Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Luebbering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Jarvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Catawissa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hill Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hill Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Hill Lakes ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hill Lakes, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hill Lakes.
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 Cedar Hill Lakes:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Monroe 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 Cedar Hill Lakes, 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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Hill Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |