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 Kings Oak (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 Kings Oak. 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 Kings Oak ...
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.
While the name of this community is Kings Oak, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Oak may originally have been King's Oak.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Oak might be written as King Oak.
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 and 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.
Kings Oak 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 Kings Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Oak:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Kings Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Wydown Skinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wydown Skinker is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wydown Skinker
- Richmond Heights
(2 miles [3.2 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
- 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
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 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
- 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
- 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
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- West Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- Harvester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottleville
(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
- 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
- O'Fallon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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 Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Deer Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Golden Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brussels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 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 Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pontoon Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Burksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- 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
- Burksville Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- 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 Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak 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 <2>
- East Carondelet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sauget
(6 miles [9.7 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 <2>
- East Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- 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
- Dupo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Fairmont City
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Oak.
Cemeteries Near Kings Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Oak.
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 Kings Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 south)
- 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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Kings Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Oak, with the one closest to Kings Oak listed first.
- Gratiot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Ellendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 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
- 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
- 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
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Continue List (15 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
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Oak.
Newspapers Published in Kings Oak ...
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 Kings Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Oak, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kings Oak:
- 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
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Kings Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Kings Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |