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 Cottleville (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 Cottleville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Cottleville is located in Saint Charles 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 Charles County: Calhoun (IL), Jersey (IL), Madison (IL), Franklin, Lincoln, Saint Louis & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cottleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottleville:
- Saint Charles County (The home county of Cottleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- All Saints Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Weldon Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Dardenne Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Lake Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Josephville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Labadie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gray Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gildehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Parkdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Byrnes Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- House Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Otto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Old Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(18 miles [29 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
- Argentville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Moscow Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- University City
(18 miles [29 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Carondelet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Gumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Clarkson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Earth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maryland Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Fernridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Champ
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ballwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Dutzow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wright City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Village of Three Creeks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Innsbrook
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Marthasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Truesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Treloar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Brussels
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Batchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greene County (IL)
- East Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Dow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fieldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Delhi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Spankey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Melville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Granite City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Godfrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Belmont Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- East Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- East Carondelet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Cahokia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- East Saint Louis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Fairmont City
(30 miles [48.3 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 Cottleville, see our County-by-County Page for Cottleville.
Cemeteries Near Cottleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottleville.
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 Cottleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Cottleville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sage Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sisters of the Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Francis Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dardenne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friedens German / English Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyler 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cottleville had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cottleville had a population of 5,925 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottleville, with the one closest to Cottleville listed first.
- Weldon Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dardenne is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Stevens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Gumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Gardnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Josephville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottleville.
Newspapers Published in Cottleville ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottleville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottleville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cottleville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Madison 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 Cottleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cottleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |