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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chantilly. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chantilly to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chantilly, 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 Chantilly (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 Chantilly. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Chantilly is historic, it would have been located within present day Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Chantilly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chantilly:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Chantilly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Argentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moscow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Old Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cap au Gris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Jonesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellflower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gamma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- High Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Sledd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Annada
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Paynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Josephville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Wentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foristell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Melle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Earth City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Chesterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Vigus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Clarkson Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Fernridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Hazelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Saint Ann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Truesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Marthasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutzow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Village of Three Creeks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Treloar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Batchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Eagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Michael
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Kampsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- East Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Eldred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Kane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Nutwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fieldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Otterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Dow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elsah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jerseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McClusky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Pike County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Bee Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chantilly, see our County-by-County Page for Chantilly.
Cemeteries Near Chantilly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chantilly.
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 Chantilly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chantilly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Rybolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Galilee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Overall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbury Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Admire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- McCullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Chantilly itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chantilly, with the one closest to Chantilly listed first.
- Argentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Moscow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Owen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Old Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brevator
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- Foley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Okete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Okete is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okete
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Apex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Famous
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Beechville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chantilly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chantilly.
Newspapers Published in Chantilly ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chantilly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chantilly, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chantilly.
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 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 Chantilly:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Pike 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 Chantilly, 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- Chantilly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |