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 Columbus Square (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 Columbus Square. 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 Columbus Square ...
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 Columbus Square: Columbus Sq. (or less commonly used: Columbus Sqr.)
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 southeast 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 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.
Columbus Square 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 Columbus Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbus Square:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Columbus Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Pine Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Uplands Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uplands Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uplands Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Wellston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Wydown Skinker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wydown Skinker is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wydown Skinker
- Beverly Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Country Club Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Flordell Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Glen Echo Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Echo Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Northwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
- Mackenzie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Franklin County
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Arnold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Imperial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Barnhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Byrnes Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- House Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- West Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Portage Des Sioux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harvester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Weldon Spring Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- O'Fallon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Saint Louis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tower Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- University City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Deer Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- New Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aviston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Elsah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Dow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Venice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nameoki
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Hecker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Maeystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Randolph County (IL)
- Red Bud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Saint Louis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Fairmont City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Washington Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Cahokia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Alorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Bunkum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Dupo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbus Square, see our County-by-County Page for Columbus Square.
Cemeteries Near Columbus Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbus Square.
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 Columbus Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbus Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Western Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <2>
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (473 more) ...
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery
- St. John United Church of Christ Old Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107901 <2>
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 Columbus Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Columbus Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus Square, with the one closest to Columbus Square listed first.
- Saint Louis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Saint Louis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Venice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Cahokia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Clifton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Gratiot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Tillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbus Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbus Square.
Newspapers Published in Columbus Square ...
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 Columbus Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbus Square, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbus Square.
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 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 Columbus Square:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin 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 Columbus Square, 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- Columbus Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |