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 Machens (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 Machens. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Machens is located in Saint Charles 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 Charles County : Calhoun (IL) , Jersey (IL) , Madison (IL) , Franklin , Lincoln , Saint Louis & Warren .
Below are the counties that are near Machens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Machens:
Saint Charles County (The home county of Machens)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Portage Des Sioux (Less than 2 miles to the north)
West Alton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Gardnerville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Gardnerville is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Saint Charles (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Harvester (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Saint Peters (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
All Saints Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village Cottleville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
O'Fallon (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Weldon Spring (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Saint Paul (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
Dardenne Prairie (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Weldon Spring Heights (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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
Franklin County
Port Royal ‑ Historic(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Port Royal is located in Franklin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal Jefferson County
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Murphy (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Murphy is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Parkdale (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Parkdale is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
Lincoln County
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Cap au Gris (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris Old Monroe (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Winfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Foley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Chain-of-Rocks (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
Argentville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Argentville is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville Fountain N' Lakes (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
Fountain N' Lakes village Elsberry (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Saint Louis City
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Baden (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Baden is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden University City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
University City is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
Cheltenham (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham Tower Grove (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Saint Louis (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Carondelet (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet Saint Louis County
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Florissant (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Florissant is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
Black Jack (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
Calverton Park (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
Hazelwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Berkeley (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Berkeley is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
Dellwood (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
Ferguson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
Castle Point (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point Spanish Lake (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake Bridgeton (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Bridgeton is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Population from the 2020 Census: 11,498 people
Edmundson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Edmundson is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
Bellefontaine Neighbors (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
Earth City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Calhoun County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Deer Plain (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain Golden Eagle (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Brussels (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Batchtown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Gilead (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Hardin (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Star City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City Michael (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Hamburg (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Greene County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Kane (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Mid City ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Mid City is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City East Hardin (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin Rockbridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Woody (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Woody is located in Greene County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Carrollton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Eldred (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Jersey County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Elsah (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Chautauqua (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Chautauqua is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua Dow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Grafton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
McClusky (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky Otterville (10 miles [16.1 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
Delhi (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Delhi is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Jerseyville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Fieldon (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Nutwood (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood Fidelity (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Spankey (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Spankey is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey Macoupin County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Brighton (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Miles Station (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Miles Station is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station Piasa (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Medora (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Shipman (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Bunker Hill (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Summerville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Summerville is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Challacombe (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Challacombe is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe Royal Lakes (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
Royal Lakes has also been known as:
Royal Lakes village Plainview (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Dorchester (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Dorchester is located in Macoupin County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
Chesterfield (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Wilsonville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Madison County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Melville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Melville is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Altamont (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Godfrey (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Alton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
Belmont Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Belmont Village is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village East Alton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
East Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
Hartford (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Rosewood Heights (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights Wood River (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Cottage Hills (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Cottage Hills is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills Roxana (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Bethalto (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Brooks (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Brooks is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Saint Clair County (IL)
The following are listed by their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Brooklyn (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
National City (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
East Saint Louis (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Fairmont City (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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
Sauget (23 miles [37 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>
Cahokia (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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>
Alorton (24 miles [38.6 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>
Bunkum (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum Caseyville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
East Carondelet (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Centreville (25 miles [40.2 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
French Village (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
French Village is located in Saint Clair County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Machens, see our County-by-County Page for Machens .
Cemeteries Near Machens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Machens.
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 Machens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Machens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
St. Francis Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Elsah Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
St. Michaels Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wendle Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Barweis Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Cold Water Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Valhalla Memorial Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Immaculate Conception Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Salem Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Florissant . The Old St. Ferdinand Cemetery has also been known as:
Spanish Land Grant Park Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433491 <2>
Continue List (417 more) ...
Newbern Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Bailey Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Confederate Cemetery (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Machens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Machens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Machens, with the one closest to Machens listed first.
Portage Des Sioux (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Black Walnut (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Elsah (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Melville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Melville is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Cross Keys (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys Florissant (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Florissant is located in Saint Louis County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
North Alton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
North Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton Newbern (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Godfrey (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
East Newbern (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
East Newbern is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern Grafton (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Alton (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
Continue List (13 more) ...
Upper Alton (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Upper Alton is located in Madison County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton McClusky (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
McClusky is located in Jersey County (IL) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky Elm Point (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Machens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Machens .
Newspapers Published in Machens ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Machens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Machens, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for Machens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Machens:
Websites specific to Missouri Pages specific to Saint Charles County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Franklin County Jefferson County Lincoln County Saint Louis City Saint Louis County Calhoun County Greene County Jersey County Macoupin County Madison County Saint Clair County Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Machens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for Saint Charles County: https://www.sccmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 from Point A (ie- Machens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 Machens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.