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 Ferguson (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 Ferguson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Ferguson 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 Ferguson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferguson:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Ferguson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Dellwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
- Calverton Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Cool Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Kinloch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Castle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Moline Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
- Bellerive Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bellerive Acres is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Former name for Bellerive Acres:
- Bellerive
- Country Club Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Berkeley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Arnold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Parkdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Flamm City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- High Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(23 miles [37 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
- Imperial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- House Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Cap au Gris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Old Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Winfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- West Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Des Sioux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harvester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dardenne Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carondelet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Deer Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Batchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (IL)
- Kane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Elsah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fieldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Fidelity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Macoupin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Piasa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Royal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Pontoon Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Cahokia
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Sauget
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Washington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- East Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alorton
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Bunkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferguson, see our County-by-County Page for Ferguson.
Cemeteries Near Ferguson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferguson.
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 Ferguson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferguson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Washington Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Charles Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles Park Cemetery
- The Lake Charles Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Charles Cemetery
- Frieden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Memorial
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164041 <2>
- Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Florissant.
- The Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spanish Land Grant Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433491 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 in 1895, Ferguson had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ferguson had a population of 20,457 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferguson, with the one closest to Ferguson listed first.
- Kinloch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kinloch is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinloch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Jennings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Florissant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Wellston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Spanish Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Pattonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonville
- Olivette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferguson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferguson.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ferguson ...
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 602 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferguson.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ferguson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ferguson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ferguson.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of Ferguson.
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 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 Ferguson:
- 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
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin 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 Ferguson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferguson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |