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 La Beau Tract (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 La Beau Tract. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
La Beau Tract 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 La Beau Tract. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Beau Tract:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of La Beau Tract)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Mattese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sappington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Crestwood
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantwood Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Lakeshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshire is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
- Peerless Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Affton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Pacific
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Gray Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hemker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Lonedell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Labadie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luebbering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Villa Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Kimmswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Village
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Barnhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Byrnes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Harvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gardnerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
- All Saints Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Saint Peters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dardenne Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- O'Fallon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Carondelet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Cheltenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Calhoun County (IL)
- Golden Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Glen Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(30 miles [48.3 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 La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Wartburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Burksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Chalfin Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Maeystown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Fults
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (IL)
- Red Bud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- East Carondelet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dupo
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- Millstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- National City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 La Beau Tract, see our County-by-County Page for La Beau Tract.
Cemeteries Near La Beau Tract ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Beau Tract.
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 La Beau Tract - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Beau Tract covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Sappington Grave Yard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find La Beau Tract in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Beau Tract.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Beau Tract, with the one closest to La Beau Tract listed first.
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mattese is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattese
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Seckman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seckman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seckman
- Wickes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- White House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White House is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mehlville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehlville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehlville
- Sappington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cliff Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Windsor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor Springs is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Springs
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- High Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Barretts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barretts is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Beau Tract. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Beau Tract.
Newspapers Published in La Beau Tract ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Beau Tract.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Beau Tract, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Beau Tract.
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 La Beau Tract:
- 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
- Calhoun 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Beau Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 La Beau Tract, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |