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 Imperial (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 Imperial. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Imperial is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Monroe (IL), Franklin, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Imperial. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Imperial:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Imperial)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Kimmswick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barnhart
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flamm City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Herculaneum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Crystal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Festus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Pacific
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Catawissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Robertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Luebbering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Labadie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Weldon Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harvester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Saint Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Silver Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Blackwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- French Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Carondelet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- University City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Mattese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Fenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Mehlville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Lakeshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Sappington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Affton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Crestwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
- Grantwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Needmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Kinsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Clement ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Bloomsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Richwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tiff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Venice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Granite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Valmeyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Monroe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Mitchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Red Bud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- 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 <1>
- Ruma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Dupo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- East Carondelet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Imbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Millstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cahokia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Alorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Smithton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- East Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Imperial, see our County-by-County Page for Imperial.
Cemeteries Near Imperial ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Imperial.
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 Imperial - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Imperial covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liquori Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Cliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Imperial in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Imperial.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Imperial, with the one closest to Imperial listed first.
- Kimmswick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Wickes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Seckman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- Bushburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- White House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White House is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Antonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Pevely
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrisonville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Herculaneum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hanover is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hanover
- Cliff Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Imperial. See our List of 1890's Communities around Imperial.
Newspapers Published in Imperial ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Imperial.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Imperial, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Imperial.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Imperial:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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 Imperial, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imperial) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |