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 Koester (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 Koester. 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 hospitals 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.
Koester is located in Saint Francois 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 Francois County: Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Perry, Sainte Genevieve & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Koester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Koester:
- Saint Francois County (The home county of Koester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- French Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bonne Terre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Blackwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Esther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Leadington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Rivermines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Hemker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Luebbering
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Hensley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lonedell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Middle Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- English Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Pilot Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Flucom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Knorpp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Valles Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olympian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Festus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hematite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Crystal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herculaneum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Mapaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- Mine La Motte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Kinsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Lawrenceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bloomsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Brickeys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Sprott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Clement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- New Offenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Jonca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Weingarten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Tiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Cadet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- French Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mineral Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mud Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Old Mines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Irondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aptus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Richwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Mitchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Fults
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Renault
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Valmeyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Wartburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Burksville Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Prairie du Rocher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Modoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Ruma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Dozaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Bud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kaskaskia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Walsh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Koester, see our County-by-County Page for Koester.
Cemeteries Near Koester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koester.
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 Koester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Koester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- Rouggly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moeller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bockenkamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mostiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perret Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Byington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCreary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Cruncleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- DeGrant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kerlagon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Koester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Koester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Koester, with the one closest to Koester listed first.
- French Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halifax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Flucom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Oakvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Knorpp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Valles Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Hazel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Lawrenceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Kinsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Plattin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plattin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattin
- Danby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Bonne Terre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonne Terre
- Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mill is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
- Bonne Terre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Koester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Koester.
Newspapers Published in Koester ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koester, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koester.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Koester:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Francois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Washington County
- Monroe County
- Randolph 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> | 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 Koester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Koester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |