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 Concord (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 Concord. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Concord 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 Concord. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Concord:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Concord)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Green Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Grantwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Lakeshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Sappington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Affton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Crestwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Mattese
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Lemay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Marlborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marlborough is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Pacific
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Catawissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Labadie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Boles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Villa Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Flamm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Murphy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Imperial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Barnhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Harvester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Weldon Spring Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cottleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Carondelet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Elsah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Glen Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valmeyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Wartburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Monroe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Burksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Maeystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Burksville Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Chalfin Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Randolph County (IL)
- Red Bud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- East Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Cahokia
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Imbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Alorton
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] 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
- East Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Concord, see our County-by-County Page for Concord.
Cemeteries Near Concord ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Concord.
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 Concord - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Concord covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sappington Grave Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Father Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Father Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Father Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Father Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28692 <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 Concord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Concord.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Concord, with the one closest to Concord listed first.
- Sappington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattese
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Affton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
- Jefferson Barracks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Barracks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Barracks
- Ivory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Webster Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Windsor Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Cliff Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Concord. See our List of 1890's Communities around Concord.
Newspapers Published in Concord ...
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 593 newspapers that have been published in the area around Concord.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Concord, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Concord.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Concord:
- 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
- Jersey 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 Concord, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |