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 Flat River (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 Flat River. 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.
Name Variations for Flat River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flat River: Flat Riv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Flat River is located in Saint Francois 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 Saint Francois County: Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Perry, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Flat River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat River:
- Saint Francois County (The home county of Flat River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Esther
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rivermines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- 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
- Desloge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- 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>
- Elvins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Leadington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- 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>
- Bonne Terre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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>
- Wortham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hamilton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Middle Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Brook
- Middle Brook is located in Iron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Brook <2>
- Belleview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- English Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Pilot Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <2>
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Glover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Chloride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Good Water
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Valles Mines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valles Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valles Mines
- Valles Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valles Mines <2>
- Knorpp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Flucom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Olympian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- 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>
- Hematite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Festus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Festus is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <2>
- Crystal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- 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>
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- 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>
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Mapaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Mine La Motte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fredericktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <2>
- Cobalt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Millcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Cornwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Silver Lake
- Reynolds County
- Munger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Munger
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Chestnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Sprott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jonca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Lawrenceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Weingarten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- New Offenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Kinsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Coffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Bloomsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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>
- French Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cadet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Tiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
- Potosi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- 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>
- Mud Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Old Mines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Theabeau Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Belgrade is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <2>
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Mitchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Fults
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Renault
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renault
- Renault is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renault <2>
- Maeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Modoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Dozaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat River, see our County-by-County Page for Flat River.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Flat River ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat River.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Flat River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Flat River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Flat River.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Flat River.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Flat River:
- 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 Saint Francois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Iron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Reynolds 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
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Saint Francois County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Saint Francois County
Cemeteries Near Flat River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat River.
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 Flat River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Pythias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #884880 <5>
- Highley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highley Cemetery
- Highley McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- The Highley McHenry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highley Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highley McHenry Cemetery
- Workmens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workmens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workmens Cemetery
- St. Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
- Smallpox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallpox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallpox Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Herod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herod Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29252 <5>
- St. Francois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francois Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
- Herod 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 in 1895, Flat River had a post office and no railroad service. In 1990, Flat River had a population of 4,823 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat River, with the one closest to Flat River listed first.
- Loughboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - East Bonne Terre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Bonne Terre
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- 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>
- De Lassus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <2>
- Hazel Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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>
- Valley Forge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Valley Forge is located in Saint Francois County
- Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- 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>
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- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Jonca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Silver Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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- Flat River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8501, Longitude: -90.5168 In this case, the coordinates for Flat River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Flat River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |