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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 Lake Tekakwitha (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 Lake Tekakwitha. 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 Lake Tekakwitha ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Tekakwitha: Lk. Tekakwitha

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 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.

Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties 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 Lake Tekakwitha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Tekakwitha:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Lake Tekakwitha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Byrnes Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
      • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <2>
    • Dittmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dittmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittmer
      • Dittmer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dittmer <2>
    • Cedar Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <2>
    • Scotsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
      • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • House Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
      • House Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
    • Cedar Hill Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
      • Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • High Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peaceful Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
      • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Oermann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Grubville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morse Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Murphy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
  • Crawford County
    • West Sullivan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Franklin County
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Augusta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
    • Defiance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Schluersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weldon Spring Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
      • Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Weldon Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring
      • Weldon Spring is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon Spring <2>
    • Cottleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
      • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <2>
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
      • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <2>
    • New Melle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Melle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Melle
      • New Melle is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Melle <2>
    • All Saints Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
    • Harvester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saint Peters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • O'Fallon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Saint Francois County
  • Saint Louis City
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Allenton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
      • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollow
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Hollow
    • Crescent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crescent
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Crescent
    • Glencoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Melrose
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Melrose
    • Wildwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <2>
    • Yeatman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeatman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
      • Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
    • Grover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
    • Ellisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <2>
    • Ranken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
      • Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranken
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Ranken
    • Ballwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
      • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <2>
    • Peerless Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peerless Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
      • Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Dutzow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Marthasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Innsbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Treloar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treloar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treloar
      • Treloar is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treloar <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Richwoods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
      • Richwoods is located in Washington County
    • Aptus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aptus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
      • Aptus is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aptus
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Aptus
    • Theabeau Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theabeau Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
      • Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
    • Mud Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
      • Mud Town is located in Washington County
    • Old Mines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Tiff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
      • Tiff is located in Washington County
    • Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • Valmeyer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mitchie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
      • Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mitchie
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Mitchie
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Monroe City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Foster Pond ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Madonnaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalfin Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wartburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wartburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wartburg
      • From Lake Tekakwitha to Wartburg
    • Maeystown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.
    • East Carondelet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Carondelet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carondelet
      • East Carondelet is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carondelet <2>
    • Dupo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Falling Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cahokia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Tekakwitha, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Tekakwitha.

Cemeteries Near Lake Tekakwitha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Tekakwitha.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Tekakwitha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pacific Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skullens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skullens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skullens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Tiler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Good Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Finney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Lake Tekakwitha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Tekakwitha.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Tekakwitha, with the one closest to Lake Tekakwitha listed first.

  • Catawissa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pacific
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pacific is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
    • Former name for Pacific:
    • Franklin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
  • Allenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Robertsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robertsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <2>
  • Byrnesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
    • Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Local
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Local have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
    • Local is located in Jefferson County
  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <2>
  • Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hollow
    • From Lake Tekakwitha to Hollow
  • House Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
    • House Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
  • Crescent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crescent
    • From Lake Tekakwitha to Crescent
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Tekakwitha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Tekakwitha.

Newspapers Published in Lake Tekakwitha ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Tekakwitha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Tekakwitha, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Tekakwitha.

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 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 Lake Tekakwitha:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Tekakwitha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Lake Tekakwitha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Tekakwitha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Tekakwitha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4411, Longitude: -90.7179    









 

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