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 The Diamonds (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 The Diamonds. 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 southeast 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 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.
The Diamonds is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near The Diamonds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Diamonds:
- Franklin County (The home county of The Diamonds)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Villa Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gray Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Labadie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gildehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- West Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bourbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Little Berger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Rosebud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dittmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byrnes Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- House Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- High Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parkdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Morse Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Lincoln County
- Chain-of-Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Melle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Weldon Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dardenne Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wentzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foristell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Ellisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Ballwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Dutzow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Treloar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Wright City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Truesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Richwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Aptus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Diamonds, see our County-by-County Page for The Diamonds.
Cemeteries Near The Diamonds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Diamonds.
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 The Diamonds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Diamonds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tiler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Good Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find The Diamonds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Diamonds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Diamonds, with the one closest to The Diamonds listed first.
- Villa Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gray Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Labadie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Moselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Schluersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Diamonds. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Diamonds.
Newspapers Published in The Diamonds ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Diamonds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Diamonds, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Diamonds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 The Diamonds:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington 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> | 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 The Diamonds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- The Diamonds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |