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 Clarkson Valley (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 Clarkson Valley. 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 Clarkson Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clarkson Valley: Clarkson Vly. (or less commonly used: Clarkson Vally. or Clarkson Vlly.)
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 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.
Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis 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 Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Clarkson Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarkson Valley:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Clarkson Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Ballwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yeatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town and Country
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pacific
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Gray Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Catawissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Moselle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Parkdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- High Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Byrnes Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- House Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Maxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Old Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Cap au Gris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Foley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Weldon Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Harvester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Lake Saint Louis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- University City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Carondelet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Baden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Dutzow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Granite City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nameoki
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Melville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pontoon Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- East Carondelet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Dupo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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>
- East Saint Louis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Imbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Alorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Fairmont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarkson Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Clarkson Valley.
Cemeteries Near Clarkson Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarkson Valley.
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 Clarkson Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarkson Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Everwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hibler - Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Hiram Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friedens German / English Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ranken Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Clarkson Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarkson Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarkson Valley, with the one closest to Clarkson Valley listed first.
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stevens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Ballwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Orrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Grover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yeatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Fox Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Weldon Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarkson Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkson Valley.
Newspapers Published in Clarkson Valley ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkson Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarkson Valley, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarkson Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Clarkson Valley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Jersey County
- Madison 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 Clarkson Valley, 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' (or 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- Clarkson Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |