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 Lewis Place (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 Lewis Place. 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 Lewis Place ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lewis Place: Lewis Pl. (or less commonly used: Lewis Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lewis Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewis Place.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lewis Place 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 Lewis Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis Place:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Lewis Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Wellston
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Wydown Skinker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wydown Skinker is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wydown Skinker
- Beverly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Northwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,061 people
- Pagedale
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Pine Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uplands Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uplands Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Velda City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Velda City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda City
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,403 people
- Velda Village Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Velda Village Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Velda Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Velda Village is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velda Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Richmond Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,775 people
- Bel-Nor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bel-Nor is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Nor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pacific
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Arnold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Flamm City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimmswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- High Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Byrnes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Otto
(23 miles [37 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 Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(19 miles [30.6 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 west)
- 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)
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Tower Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Calhoun County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County (IL)
- New Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jersey County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Elsah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Delhi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McClusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Otterville
(28 miles [45.1 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Madison County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Venice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- South Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Glen Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Valmeyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Burksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Madonnaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Burksville Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Monroe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Hecker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maeystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Mitchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Saint Louis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cahokia
(6 miles [9.7 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 <1>
- 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 <1>
- East Carondelet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmont City
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Alorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Falling Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Dupo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Imbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis Place, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis Place.
Cemeteries Near Lewis Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis Place.
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 Lewis Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Western Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Chinese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chesed Shei Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- B'nai Amoona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lewis Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis Place, with the one closest to Lewis Place listed first.
- Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Gratiot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Tower Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Wellston
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Clifton Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Heights is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
- Saint Louis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
- Ellendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Venice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Jennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis Place.
Newspapers Published in Lewis Place ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis Place, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis Place.
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 Lewis Place:
- 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
- Clinton County
- Jersey County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Lewis Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lewis Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |