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 Firma (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 Firma. 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 and hospitals 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.
Firma 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 Firma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Firma:
- Saint Charles County (The home county of Firma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- O'Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Josephville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- All Saints Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dardenne Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Lake Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Labadie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gray Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pacific
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- High Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Old Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cap au Gris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Chain-of-Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Foley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Elsberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Sledd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Annada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- University City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Cheltenham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Earth City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Bridgeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
- Champ
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Maryland Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vigus is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigus
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Fernridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Clarkson Valley
(18 miles [29 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
- Hazelwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Wright City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Innsbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Truesdale
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dutzow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marthasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Golden Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Batchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Michael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kampsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mozier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greene County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- East Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Woody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Kane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mid City is located in Greene County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Eldred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Chautauqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Elsah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fieldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(18 miles [29 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
- Dow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- McClusky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Jerseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin County (IL)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Melville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Altamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Godfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Belmont Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- 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
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Firma, see our County-by-County Page for Firma.
Cemeteries Near Firma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Firma.
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 Firma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Firma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Hetzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minesinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sisters of the Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sage Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Macker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Christville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ingle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Admire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Firma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Firma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Firma, with the one closest to Firma listed first.
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Conrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conrad is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
- Old Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golden Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beechville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beechville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechville
- Brevator
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brevator is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevator
- Brussels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Josephville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Peters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Meppen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meppen is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Firma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Firma.
Newspapers Published in Firma ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Firma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Firma, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Firma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Firma:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Firma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Firma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |