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 Jefferson Barracks (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 Jefferson Barracks. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Jefferson Barracks 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 Jefferson Barracks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson Barracks:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Jefferson Barracks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Ivory
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Bella Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Lemay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Green Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Wilbur Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Mattese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Affton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Lakeshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Grantwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Pacific
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- 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
- Catawissa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Labadie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Imperial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Barnhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- High Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- House Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrnes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Harvester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Weldon Spring Heights
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Cottleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University City
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Glen Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Madonnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Burksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Maeystown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Hecker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Red Bud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Prairie du Rocher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- East Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Imbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Millstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- East Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Fairmont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson Barracks, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson Barracks.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson Barracks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson Barracks.
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 Jefferson Barracks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson Barracks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jefferson Barracks had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Barracks, with the one closest to Jefferson Barracks listed first.
- Ivory
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cliff Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Vulcan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Mehlville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Mattese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- East Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millstadt Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millstadt Junction is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstadt Junction
- Affton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Falling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Sappington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White House is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson Barracks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson Barracks.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson Barracks ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson Barracks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Barracks, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Barracks.
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 helpful 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 Jefferson Barracks:
- 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
- Sainte Genevieve 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 Jefferson Barracks, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson Barracks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |