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 Festus (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 Festus. 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 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.
Festus is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Festus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Festus:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Festus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Crystal City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
- Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
- Herculaneum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
- Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <2>
- Horine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mapaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
- Pevely is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <2>
- Olympian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Flucom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Barnhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
- Barnhart is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnhart <2>
- Knorpp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
- Imperial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <2>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Hemker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Luebbering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luebbering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Lonedell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Catawissa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
- Catawissa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <2>
- Hensley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Pacific
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
- Robertsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
- Huff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Gray Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Summit
- Gray Summit is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Summit <2>
- Moselle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- French Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <2>
- Blackwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Silver Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Settletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Bonne Terre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
- Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <2>
- Desloge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
- Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <2>
- Esther
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Flat River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Elvins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Leadington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadington
- Leadington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadington <2>
- Leadwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
- Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <2>
- Rivermines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Park Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <2>
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Carondelet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Cheltenham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheltenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <2>
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Oakville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Mehlville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Fenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Fenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <2>
- Green Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Sunset Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Lakeshire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Ranken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Sappington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sappington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington
- Sappington is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sappington <2>
- Affton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Bella Villa
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bella Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Brickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Kinsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Bloomsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdale
- Bloomsdale is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsdale <2>
- Lawrenceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Clement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Ridge Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Zell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- New Offenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Sprott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Tiff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cadet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadet
- Cadet is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadet <2>
- Theabeau Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theabeau Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Mud Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - French Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Old Mines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Richwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Mineral Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aptus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Potosi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Potosi is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <2>
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <2>
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Mitchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Monroe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Maeystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeystown
- Maeystown is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maeystown <2>
- Madonnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Valmeyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
- Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <2>
- Fults
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
- Fults is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <2>
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Burksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Burksville Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Renault
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renault
- Renault is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renault <2>
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
- Hecker
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
- Hecker is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <2>
- Red Bud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Red Bud is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <2>
- Ruma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <2>
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Ellis Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
- Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <2>
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- East Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carondelet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carondelet
- East Carondelet is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carondelet <2>
- Dupo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <2>
- Millstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt
- Millstadt is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millstadt <2>
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Imbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Smithton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Smithton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <2>
- Cahokia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Sauget
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauget have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
- New Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Alorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <2>
- Freeburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <2>
- Gartside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Festus, see our County-by-County Page for Festus.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Festus ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Festus.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Festus. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Festus and those printed in the larger area surrounding Festus.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Festus.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Festus:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Louis City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Saint Louis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Cemeteries Near Festus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Festus.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Festus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gamel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <5>
- Old Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Assumption Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion UMC Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Barsotti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barsotti Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barsotti Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Festus had a population of 1,335 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Festus had a population of 12,114 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Festus, with the one closest to Festus listed first.
- Crystal City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
- Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <2>
- Silica
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mitchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Herculaneum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
- Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <2>
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Plattin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Harrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
- Pevely is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <2>
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Bushburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Jarvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chalfin Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfin Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Oakvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Flucom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Chalfin Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Festus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Festus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Festus: www.cityoffestus.org/
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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- Festus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Festus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2134, Longitude: -90.4055 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Festus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |