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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Jefferson Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jefferson Heights: Jefferson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jefferson Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson Heights.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jefferson Heights 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 Jefferson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson Heights:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Jefferson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Otto
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byrnes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Scotsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Parkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Barnhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Pacific
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Robertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gray Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lonedell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Labadie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Villa Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(23 miles [37 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
- Harvester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- All Saints Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Saint Peters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Blackwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Carondelet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Saint Louis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Fenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ranken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Peerless Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Mattese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Sunset Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sappington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Brickeys
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Kinsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Clement ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Bloomsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Dutzow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Richwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Tiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Cadet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Old Mines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Aptus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Valmeyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Mitchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Monroe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Wartburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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 Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Red Bud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- East Carondelet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(17 miles [27.4 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>
- Falling Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Millstadt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sauget
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liquori Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.J. McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J.J. McCormack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Fenton.
- The J.J. McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCormack Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30077 <2>
- Mahlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skullens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranken Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jefferson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Heights, with the one closest to Jefferson Heights listed first.
- Antonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Seckman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Local
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Regina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Belews Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Kimmswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wickes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Byrnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jarvis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jarvis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson Heights ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Heights:
- 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
- Warren 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jefferson Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jefferson Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |