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 Forest Park Southeast (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 Forest Park Southeast. 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 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.
Forest Park Southeast is located in Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Park Southeast. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park Southeast:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Forest Park Southeast)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Wydown Skinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wydown Skinker is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wydown Skinker
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Richmond Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,775 people
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Pine Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Uplands Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Uplands Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uplands Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Pagedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Mackenzie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Pacific
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Flamm City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Imperial
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Barnhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- West Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- All Saints Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Dardenne Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- O'Fallon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Deer Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County (IL)
- New Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Elsah
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Macoupin County (IL)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- South Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Burksville Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Monroe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Hecker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maeystown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- National City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
- Sauget
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <1>
- East Saint Louis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dupo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <1>
- Falling Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Alorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alorton is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <1>
- Fairmont City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Washington Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park Southeast, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park Southeast.
Cemeteries Near Forest Park Southeast ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park Southeast.
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 Forest Park Southeast - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park Southeast covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Western Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Picker Cemetery
- St. Louis Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #958964 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261610 <2>
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis.
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Forest Park Southeast in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park Southeast.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park Southeast, with the one closest to Forest Park Southeast listed first.
- Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Gratiot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Clifton Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
- Cheltenham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Ellendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellston is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,953 people
- Webster Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Cahokia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park Southeast. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park Southeast.
Newspapers Published in Forest Park Southeast ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park Southeast.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park Southeast, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Park Southeast.
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 Forest Park Southeast:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Calhoun County
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Park Southeast, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park Southeast) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |